Care With European Flair

Our Mission is to deliver an exceptional healthcare experience with the highest quality of home care, assisted living, rehabilitation, and long-term care services in all aspects of ones’ health and wellness – physical, emotional, and social while respecting the residents’ wishes as they guide us through care and decision making.

Our Values

Client Satisfaction: Working together with the client, their families, and the care giver to achieve the highest quality of life while respecting each client’s privacy, dignity and personal rights.

Staff Esteem: Hiring value-driven and intrinsically inspired employees who embody the Finnish American Values to provide the foundation of Excellence in Service.

Anticipatory Service: Our goal is to provide services above and beyond what is customary in today’s private care. We not only want to meet our clients’ needs but anticipate them as well.

Memorable Human Connection: We treat our clients as loved ones, like extended members of the family. Our goal is to foster relationships and establish trust as partners in your healthcare.

““From kitchen to housekeeping, to nurse aides to nurses to physical therapy, everyone is super. You can’t find better.””

— A Resident's Loved One

““The best way I can describe FAV is people who work there have “heart.” I saw the care they took with residents. I paid attention when my mom first moved in because I wanted to be sure she was treated well. My mom was happier at FAV than she was in her apartment before moving there. At FAV, aides and nurses stopped in her room when they were walking by just to say hi. Whenever I needed to call someone there, I was able to reach them. Thank you for making my mom feel loved and at home.””

— A Resident's Loved One

““I cannot say enough wonderful things about Finnish-American Village. My mother has been there for a year now, and I could not have picked a more loving, caring, professional, clean place for her to live. From the sales and marketing director; to the head nurse and everyone in between, the staff truly cares about each and every patient. Finnish-American Village is very clean, and the food is delicious. There is a beautiful outdoor area for the residents to enjoy, as well as several welcoming common areas. I feel truly blessed that we found Finnish-American Village for my mother.””

— A Resident's Loved One

History of Our Village

In the late 1950’s and 1960’s, two second generation Finnish gentlemen, Mr. Ed Jarvi and Dr. Aarne Suominen, had an idea to build a safe, comfortable, Finnish-style facility where older Finnish immigrants could spend their golden years.

However, almost at the same time, two energetic Finnish ladies – both radio program announcers – were encouraging their listeners to visit local hospitals and nursing homes, bringing some coffee and “pulla” and thus make people inside feel good and not forgotten.

Listeners responded and very soon it became obvious how important it was to have a facility where older Finnish people could spend their retirement years, where their native language was spoken, and familiar customs were practiced.

So, at the request of Lantana and Lake Worth area Finns, Mr. Sam Miller invited everybody interested to attend a meeting at the Tourist Club on October 21, 1970. At this meeting, Mr. Janger donated the first $75.00 to get the idea off the ground, and it was decided that the Finnish American Rest Home was to be built.

Since then, the Finnish American Rest Home has grown to incorporate three different levels of care, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Assisted Living, and most recently, Home Care. This continuum of care gives Finns and those of all nationalities the necessary support systems that offer a seamless transition across all stages of life.

The Finnish-American Village builds on the solid foundation of the Finnish-American Rest Home, Inc., and as a not-for-profit organization, is unified in the mission to provide the highest quality care, with European flair.

The Finnish-American Village believes that true success lies within our company culture: An experienced team and community working in a positive environment creating services that exceed expectations in areas that improve the lives of those in need of care. We continue to promote and cultivate the Finnish culture and traditions while caring for Finnish people and those of all nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds. We are proud to be called the Finnish-American Village.