The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund

Specialties

The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund in Englewood, New Jersey is an assisted living and skilled nursing care facility, which provides a comfortable living environment on six acres of property for 124 entertainment professionals. The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund is licensed by the Department of Health and qualifies for Medicaid and Medicare. Individuals who have dedicated a major portion of their professional lives to the entertainment industry are eligible for admission, without regard to their ability to pay. The Actors Fund provides funds to subsidize the extraordinary care that residents of The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund receive.

History

Established in 1902.

On May 8, 1902, The Actors Fund opened a home for retired entertainers on Staten Island. In 1928, the City of New York took possession of the property to enlarge an adjacent park. The Actors Fund Assisted Living Care Facility moved to the former mansion of millionairess Hetty Green, located on a six-​acre estate in Englewood, New Jersey. The mansion was demolished in 1959, and a modern, one-​level structure was erected in its place in 1961. In 1975, The Home merged with the Percy Williams Home, which had been located on Long Island, and the Percy Williams Wing was constructed at the Assisted Living Care Facility. The facilities were expanded in 1988 with the addition of a 50-​bed extended care nursing home. Also in 1988, the Edwin Forrest Wing was created at the nursing home after a merger with the Edwin Forrest Home of Philadelphia. In 1993, a wing was named in honor of film and television star Natalie Schafer, who left over $ 1.5 million to The Actors Fund through her estate.

Meet the Business Owner

The Actors Fund A.

Business Owner

The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that helps everyone – performers and those behind the scenes – who works in performing arts and entertainment, helping more than 13,500 people directly each year, and hundreds of thousands online. Serving professionals in film, theatre, television, music, opera, radio and dance, The Fund’s programs include social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and employment and training services. With offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Actors Fund has – for 131 years – been a safety net for those in need, crisis or transition. Visit www​.actors​fund​.org.