History



1907
Henrietta Parker establishes the Francis E. Parker Home in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in memory of her husband, Francis, who believed that people suffering from chronic illnesses should have the opportunity to live in a home-like environment with excellent and affordable nursing care. Today, this nursing home is known as Parker at Landing Lane.

1940's
General Robert Wood Johnson, son of the founder of Johnson & Johnson, establishes the Parker Endowment, allowing Parker to change the experience of aging in America. Over the next two decades, General Johnson remained very involved with Parker, and his generous gifts led to our first major expansion and modernization.

1954
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services designated Parker as a not-for-profit nursing home.

1980’s 
Parker purchase a second location at River Road in Piscataway, New Jersey. Parker at River Road opens in 1983.

1998
We were honored to become one of only four registered Eden Alternative® homes in New Jersey. The Eden Alternative assists us with fulfilling our ongoing commitment to Parker residents to provide an environment that embraces aging as a phase of continuous growth in life and not as a decline.

2002 
Under Roberto Muñiz’s leadership, Parker opens Evergreen Way in Parker at River Road, a unique Small Home model focused on memory care

2007
Parker celebrates its 100th Anniversary and adds Parker at Stonegate assisted living residence and Parker at the Pavilion.

2008 
Parker’s Adult Day Center opens, expanding services to support people aging at home

2010 
Parker Center for Healthy Aging opens to adults age 55+ living in the community

2014
The grand opening of Parker at Monroe, a long-term care community that utilizes the Small Home model and specializes in memory care for all stages of dementia

2016
Parker purchases Parker at Somerset, adding post-acute rehabilitation and Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care services

2017
Parker celebrates 110th Anniversary by launching the new #Withit campaign to make aging part of life