Housing
A place to call home...
Independence Center seeks to provide and cultivate housing to meet the needs of our community. Currently we have two residential care facilities, one transitional housing community, one independent living apartment community, and one senior living apartment community.
In addition, Independence Center proactively seeks relationships with community based landlords, senior communities, as well as various levels of supported housing in the community to ensure all our members have access to safe housing.
Independence Center also has a DMH funded Housing Liaison who specifically works with unhoused members not yet affiliated with ongoing case management services. This person supports unhoused members in navigating community housing resources, engaging in ongoing supports, and finding initial stability.
“In everything we do, we look to not only provide everything a person with a serious mental illness needs to live a healthy quality life – we also work to eradicate the stigma. Every person, regardless of diagnosis, deserves to live with dignity in a safe and affordable home.”
Residential Care Facilities
Dignity & Respect for Every Resident
Each resident has their own apartment – no one has to share space with roommates. We encourage residents to decorate their apartment, care for it, and make it feel like home. Having a place to call your own, that you’ve set up to your own tastes, is an important part of living a quality life. Our staff ensures that each resident enjoys respect, comfort, and privacy while living with dignity.
Newstead Place
Central West End
Newstead Place, which houses 15 members, is within walking distance of Independence Center and provides an innovative approach to residential care for members who require 24-hour onsite support. Staff provide daily meals, assistance with medication management, and additional support to help residents gain independent living skills.
Jane Howell Stupp Apartments
Overland
This 15-unit, 24-hour residential care facility is exclusively for people who have been in the Forensic system and discharged from St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center or another state facility. Stupp apartments ensure that when people are on conditional release from in-hospital care, they receive 24-hour support and supervision they need, and can live independently and with dignity. Our staff provides meals, assistance with medications, and other supports as needed.
Clustered Housing
Lohmeyer Apartments
Maplewood
Lohmeyer has 20 efficiency units with staff onsite mornings, evenings, and weekends and includes on-site laundry as well as a common community room available to all residents. Lohmeyer residents receive services designed to assist in developing independent living skills and managing behavioral health needs with the goal of moving to independent living within two years. Lohmeyer is very close to shopping and major bus lines to help members maintain their independence.
Independent Living
Sydney R Baer Jr. Place
Central West End
Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Place is just steps away from Independence Center. The 38 one-bedroom apartments are designed to provide affordable, supportive housing to low-income adults over 55, ensuring they have a home and a community in which to thrive.
Laclede & Sarah Apartments
Central West End
Laclede has 20 one-bedroom apartments and a first-floor community room with laundry facilities. Laclede Apartments are located a short walk from Independence Center, and public transportation and amenities are readily available.