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• 27-December-2024
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OLD AGE/NURSING HOMESandnbsp;The origins of community responsibility for the elderly in Cleveland can be traced to the Northwest Territorial law for the relief of the poor, enacted in 1795. This act placed the obligation for maintaining needy relatives upon andquot;father and grandfather, and the mother and grandmother, and the children of every poor, old, blind, lame and impotent person.andquot; During the early 19th century, assistance to Clevelandand#39;s needy, including the aged, continued to come primarily from traditional sourcesandmdash;the family, private benevolence, and public relief (seeandnbsp;PHILANTHROPY,andnbsp;WELFARE/RELIEF). This changed somewhat in 1855, with the establishment of the City Infirmary, which housed and sustained the poor, aged, insane, and handicapped. The first local home to provide particular care for the elderly was not established until 1870, by theandnbsp;LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. The evidence suggests that a growing dissatisfaction with the City Infirmary impelled religious leaders and social reformers to establish special homes for the aged. Between 1870-1908, 10 such institutions opened in Cleveland. The Home for Aged Women and theandnbsp;ELIZA JENNINGS HOME, both managed by the Womenand#39;s Christian Assn. (later theandnbsp;YOUNG WOMENand#39;S CHRISTIANandnbsp;ASSN.), sheltered elderly women.

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