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The Selfhelp Home

A Jewish Senior Living Community: Independent+Assisted Living, Short-Term Rehab, Long-Term Skilled Nursing, Respite Care, Music Therapy.

An abundance of activities: Trips, Concerts, Art & Crafts, Baking, Gardening, Games, Speakers, Movies, and more!

02/19/2026

Throwing it back to the early days at Selfhelp. 💙

02/16/2026

Don’t miss this special Four Hands Piano Duo performance featuring pianists Jimin Yun and Yoahn Kwon as part of our concert series. A wonderful opportunity to experience collaborative piano music up close.

📅 Sunday, February 22
🕝 2:30 PM
📍 Social Hall

Join us for an inspiring afternoon of music.

02/13/2026

Shabbat brings a sense of peace and reflection to our home.

Every week, our residents gather to welcome Shabbat together with prayer, song, and tradition. It's our favorite part of the week.

Shabbat Shalom 💙

02/12/2026

From our archives to today, these memories are part of our shared story.

Let us know if you recognize anyone in this photo!

02/11/2026

Save the date! 📅

Join us Sunday, April 26, 2026 for the Selfhelp Home Gala — featuring a bespoke performance by James Sherman & Cindy Gold inspired by The First Lady of Television, plus contemporary klezmer music by M’Chaiya.

More details coming soon. ✨

02/10/2026

We are grateful for the trust placed in us each day. 💙 Kind words like these mean more than we can say.

02/09/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Lakeside Flutes, Chicago’s premier flute choir, for an afternoon of expressive and uplifting music. Their ensemble performance brings together a wide range of flutes and beautiful harmonies.

📅 Sunday, February 15
🕝 2:30 PM
📍 Social Hall

Open to residents, families, and guests.

02/08/2026

February is Heart Health Month.

It's a reminder of the importance of caring for our hearts at every stage of life. ❤️ At The Selfhelp Home, we support wellness through movement, nutrition, and moments of connection that nurture both body, mind and spirit.

02/07/2026

Sunday afternoons are a favorite here at The Selfhelp Home.

Our weekly concert series brings residents, families and friends together to enjoy timeless melodies, new performances, and the simple joy of live music. Everyone is always welcome!

02/05/2026

We've been spending a lot of time taking a look back at moments that helped shape our community. 💫

Do you recognize any familiar faces?

01/29/2026

🎶 Join us for an afternoon of beautiful vocal and piano music featuring mezzo-soprano Sarah Simmons McCollum and pianist Florence Mak as part of our Selwyn S. & Renee Kraushar Schwartz, & Vivian E. & Robert W. Rice Concert Series.

📅 Sunday, February 1
🕝 2:30 PM
📍 Social Hall

Residents, families, and friends are warmly invited to attend. We hope to see you there!

01/27/2026

🕯️ Today, we pause to remember, reflect, and honor the lives lost in the Holocaust.

At The Selfhelp Home, remembrance is woven into who we are. It guides our commitment to dignity, compassion, and ensuring these stories are never lost or forgotten.

Address

908 West Argyle Street
Chicago, IL
60640

Website

http://www.selfhelphome.org/

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Welcome to The Selfhelp Home!

The Selfhelp Home is an active and engaging not-for-profit retirement community designed to accommodate the needs of older Jewish adults throughout the Chicago area.

At Selfhelp, you’ll receive the care you need from staff members who are committed to ensuring your comfort! You will also find an inviting atmosphere, a vibrant lifestyle and friendly people with similar likes and interests.

Services include:

Independent Living

Assisted Living

Short-Term Rehab

Skilled Nursing Care

Outpatient Therapy

Amenities we offer: https://selfhelphome.org/amenities/

About Our Facility

The Selfhelp Home has a history unlike any other senior living community in Chicago. It was founded in 1938, in the shadow of the Holocaust, as a purely volunteer mutual aid society where refugees and survivors could find community and rebuild their lives. It became a priority of the founders to provide a caring and comfortable home for them to live out their years with compassion, dignity and a high quality of life.

Today, it stands as a living, breathing testament to the human spirit and the name “Selfhelp” embodies the character, determination and fortitude of the founding men and woman who organized a volunteer network of European-Americans to care for the refugees fleeing Na**sm and, later, the rare survivors.

It was Jewish people helping Jewish people.

Selfhelp officially became a ‘Home” in 1951 when it purchased the old Drexel Mansion in Hyde Park, housing 19 residents. As the need surpassed space, Selfhelp purchased and rebuilt the building at 908 W. Argyle and, subsequently expanding and purchasing the 920 Arygle building next door several years later.

Today, The Selfhelp Home thrives as a boutique Jewish community where older adults experience the highest quality of life possible, founded on the principles of compassion and dignity. Selfhelp is among the most respected Jewish elder communities and nursing homes in the United States. The Selfhelp Home maintains the highest rating of 5 stars by Medicare and was awarded Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News and World Report in 2019-2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.