setting a standard that few other retirement communities can match
The mission of Noble Horizons is to provide, without profit or discrimination, a full range of residential living and health care services for older adults.
• Promoting and implementing systems that maintain and support every individual’s optimal independence and life wishes in a safe, dignified atmosphere conducive to quality retirement
• Assuring knowledgeable and consistent leadership in retirement living, long-term care, home care and support services
• Developing innovative programs and services which respond to the changing needs of its residents and clients and the society it serves
The policies, practices and procedures of Noble Horizons shall enable it to fulfill its mission.
Thanks to a trust established by John and Ethel Noble, residents of nearby Sharon, Noble Horizons bought its original 64 acres and built the first 20 cottages in 1972 and Riga Residence in 1973. Since then, Noble Horizons has evolved into a village within a village. The Whitridge Nursing Wing opened in 1975, the Cobble and the Chapel in 1983, and Wagner Terrace in 1994. Cottages now number 50 and the campus has grown to 110 acres.
"While visiting my mother in Whitridge, I grew very close to the nurses, her fellow residents and their families. So I became a volunteer in Whitridge, spending two hours there every Saturday. It’s the sense of community, of family that keeps me coming back."
- Lisa Dahoney (Downey) Riley, Daughter of a former resident and volunteer
The charming, historic New England town of Salisbury, surrounded by hills, valleys, woods, farms and streams, is Noble's postcard-perfect setting. Salisbury, with a population of just over 4,000, and the small towns within a ten-mile radius offer an abundance of services and shopping opportunities.
Litchfield County, Connecticut, along with neighboring Dutchess County, New York and Berkshire County in Massachusetts are known as a center for the arts. Tanglewood, Music Mountain, Yale at Norfolk, the Berkshire Theater Festival, and the Sharon Playhouse, and a collection of well-regarded galleries are all within easy driving distance. Local arts, educational, environmental, historical and social service organizations cater to a variety of interests.
Tanglewood, Music Mountain, Yale at Norfolk, the Berkshire Theater Festival and Tri-Arts summer theater are all within easy driving distance. The independent boarding schools in and around Salisbury and the regional high school welcome residents to cultural and sports events. Students from these schools are among Noble's volunteers and participate in a variety of programs. Local arts, educational, environmental, historical and social service organizations cater to a variety of interests.
Sharon Hospital, a modern, acute-care hospital, is just eight miles away. The Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service, based a half-mile from Noble's front door, is staffed by highly trained emergency medical technicians with access to state of the art equipment. The Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association, founded in 1904, is the preferred provider of excellent home care services to our cottage residents.
