The Caring Cottage: A group home for the elderly

The Caring Cottage: A group home for the elderly Where Everyone Is Family. Fresh flowers, a record player, lunch cooking on the stove. It’s the little details that make a house special.

Providing 24-hour compassionate person-centered care .Cognitive assessment performed to deliver individualized and meaningful therapeutic activities.Glenda Brown,PT/owner evaluates and creates exercise plans to minimize decline in mobility. We opened the first Caring Cottage location on Martin Lane in 2015 with a vision: that we could create a place for elderly people in need of residential care in the South Bend area that felt more like a home than an institution—a place where people would feel comfortable and cared for, as if they were with their own family. We created The Caring Cottage with this vision in mind and paid attention to every detail, from the cozy Adirondack chairs on our beautifully manicured front lawn, to the open layout that’s naturally wheelchair accessible—including all 5 bedrooms and the 1.5 bathrooms. In 2020, we opened our second location on Brandel Avenue. This home has a modern French Country feel, and an open kitchen that’s perfect for when we all make cookies together in the afternoon. As this happy home fills up, we are so pleased
to be able to carry on the atmosphere, and quality, and to care
for more residents. This location offers 5 bedrooms and 2 fully accessible bathrooms. Our homes are in quiet residential neighborhoods, and all of our renovations and accessibility modifications are designed to be as unobtrusive as possible. From the inside and out, the Caring Cottage looks and feels like home.

The therapeutic activity, initially planned to involve sorting and matching vintage earrings, organically transitioned i...
04/02/2026

The therapeutic activity, initially planned to involve sorting and matching vintage earrings, organically transitioned into a search for vintage hats in the basement, and subsequently bringing a mirror to the table, where Rosemary was applying lipstick, resulting in the ladies thoroughly enjoying themselves.

We bid farewell to our dear friend Cheryl, who has passed on to be with the Lord. We will miss her a lot.Denise and Dean...
03/27/2026

We bid farewell to our dear friend Cheryl, who has passed on to be with the Lord. We will miss her a lot.

Denise and Deanne, her daughters, graciously gifted her clothes to the ladies, which enabled me to set up “Cheryl's Closet”. The ladies were given the chance to peruse and pick items of their preference. In honor of Cheryl's memory, they are donning her clothes, applying makeup, and wearing earrings.





The celebrations are about to start, and everyone is ready to participate. A little early, but best wishes to all for a ...
03/12/2026

The celebrations are about to start, and everyone is ready to participate. A little early, but best wishes to all for a delightful St. Patrick's Day.





The ladies at The Caring Cottage on Brandel celebrated St. Patrick's Day ahead of schedule. Shamrock shakes, Reuben sand...
03/11/2026

The ladies at The Caring Cottage on Brandel celebrated St. Patrick's Day ahead of schedule. Shamrock shakes, Reuben sandwiches and sweets were served. A selection of Irish music was played, creating a delightful experience for everyone.




We're pleased to welcome Phyllis. We thank Judy and Lindsey for entrusting us with their mother's care. The other ladies...
03/03/2026

We're pleased to welcome Phyllis. We thank Judy and Lindsey for entrusting us with their mother's care. The other ladies were excited to meet Phyllis and indulge in chocolate cake.

More pictures from Mary’s birthday celebration as shared to me by her family.
03/02/2026

More pictures from Mary’s birthday celebration as shared to me by her family.





🎶🎵🎶🎵Sto lat, sto latNiech zyje , zyje namSto lat , sto latNiech zyje , zyze namJeczczce raz , jeczcze razNiech zyje , zy...
03/01/2026

🎶🎵🎶🎵
Sto lat, sto lat
Niech zyje , zyje nam
Sto lat , sto lat
Niech zyje , zyze nam
Jeczczce raz , jeczcze raz
Niech zyje , zyje nam
Niech zyje , nam

Above is the Polish birthday song we sang to Mary as she celebrated her 102nd birthday.

Happy birthday,Mary ! Cheers to another year🎈

Happy 96th birthday Rosemary 🎈Wishing you a beautiful day and many blessings for the year ahead.
02/21/2026

Happy 96th birthday Rosemary 🎈

Wishing you a beautiful day and many blessings for the year ahead.

Two back to back parties celebrating Valentine’s Day in advance.“ My command is this: Love one another as...
02/12/2026

Two back to back parties celebrating Valentine’s Day in advance.

“ My command is this: Love one
another as I have loved you.”
~ John 15:12




“ I love thee with a love that shall not die,till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.” ...
02/12/2026

“ I love thee with a love that shall not die,till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.”
~Shakespeare

Happy birthday wishes to you ,Judy🎈
01/08/2026

Happy birthday wishes to you ,Judy🎈

Happy New Year! Cheers to 2026!
12/31/2025

Happy New Year! Cheers to 2026!

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52666 Brandel Avenue
South Bend, IN
46635

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The Caring Cottage

Where everyone is family.

Glenda Brown left her career of more than 20 years experience in physical therapy in 2015 in order to bring a level of care to area elderly patients in need of 24 hour care that she didn’t feel was available in South Bend. It was her dream to open a 5 bedroom home with a cozy environment, excellent individualized care, home cooking, and as much support as possible brought directly on-site.

Glenda works with her staff to produce consistent, quality care that meets her exacting standards to create a clean, inviting, comfortable experience for each of The Caring Cottage residents. Our priorities are informed by Glenda’s values: family, quality, and personal dignity. We all work together everyday to provide a real home for our residents.