Holy Family Manor opened January 13, 1963 on the feast of The Holy Family. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, D.D., Bishop of Allentown, officiated at the dedication ceremonies, attended by more than 2,000 guests.

Holy Family Manor was the former residence of Eugene Grace, long-time President and Chairman of
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation until his death. The property was then willed to Lehigh University which in turn sold it to the Bethlehem Steel. On January 19. 1961, Bishop McShea purchased the Grace Mansion from the Steel Company, and on February 5, 1962, he named the mansion “Holy Family Manor” and announced it would become a home for the aging.

The mansion then underwent a complete transformation costing over $100,000 to convert it into a comfortable and efficient nursing home facility, including a beautiful chapel, 23 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. Father John J. McNamara was named the first director of Holy Family Manor. Father James Morgan served as chaplain and director, pro tem for several months. In June, 1965, Father James J. McHale was named new director.

Ground was broken by Bishop McShea for a new convalescent wing on October 31, 1966 and dedicated on October 27, 1968, by then Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, later Cardinal, Apostolic Delegate to the United States and now deceased. At a cost of over $2,800,000, the new wing, now Holy Family Pavilion, provided for 158 more residents, bringing the total to 198 the total number of residents for which care was able to be provided.

On March 31, 1983, Bishop Thomas J. Welsh was installed as the second Bishop of Allentown. On September 26, 1983, Bishop Welsh appointed Rev. Msgr. Dennis A. Rigney as the fourth Director and Administrator of Holy Family Manor. Under Msgr. Rigney’s direction, Holy Family Manor became incorporated and Msgr. Rigney was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.

Msgr. Rigney retired in April of 2002, and current Bishop Edward P. Cullen, D.D., appointed Judee M. Bavaria, N.H.A., R.H P.F., to be president of Holy Manor Manor Inc., Board of Directors.

On August 30, 1992, Bishop Welsh dedicated another two-story addition to the Manor. This addition is named the McShea Pavilion, in honor of Bishop Joseph McShea, first Bishop of Allentown and founder of Holy Family Manor. The McShea Pavilion provides 60 beds of skilled care, making it possible for the Manor to care for its present total of 208 residents. With the opening of the McShea Pavilion the original nursing home, Grace Manion, was converted to a personal care facility for 26 residents.

On February 28, 2003, ground was broken for an expansion project designed to enhance the enjoyment, comfort and physical well-being of the Manor residents, their families and caregivers. It includes: large dining/activity rooms on the second and third floors; and two outside areas for residents to enjoy on the first, second and third floors. Also, an addition was added to the existing physical therapy dept., as was a roof top terrace accessible to residents living on the first floor of Holy Family Pavilion.

In 2005, Holy Family Manor, Inc. became Catholic Senior Housing & Health Care Services, Inc. (CSH&HCS). CSH&HCS, Inc. is comprised of Holy Family Manor Nursing Home, three residential services facilities, six independent living apartments and Holy Family Thrift Shop. All entities are located throughout the five counties that comprise the Diocese of Allentown.