About Us
An Award-Winning Hill City Community
McGurk House has been recognized by several local publications in recent years, including the News & Advance, Lynchburg Living, and Central Virginia HOME Magazine. We are proud of these awards and how they reflect our efforts to provide a beautiful, safe, and welcoming community for all residents!
Our Mission
At McGurk House, we care about the happiness and well-being of every resident. We provide a comfortable, independent living community for seniors (those 62-years-old or greater), or those applying for an apartment specifically constructed to be accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. Unlike an assisted living or nursing home, McGurk House does not provide resident care.
Our community is designed to give individuals access to affordable, quality apartments with a variety of services, amenities, and active lifestyle opportunities available. Our safe, maintenance-free building is nestled in the central Lynchburg area, conveniently located just minutes from shopping, restaurants, doctors’ offices, and hospitals.
McGurk House is operated by CSM Senior Living Management, with missional oversight provided by a local, not-for-profit Board of Directors.
McGurk House does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, disability, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status in the admission or access to, and/or treatment and employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. Occupancy is open to all persons who meet the community’s eligibility criteria, regardless of the aforementioned federal and state statutorily protected classes.
Affordable Lifestyle
Rent at McGurk House is based on your individual income to make it affordable for everyone. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidizes each individual’s rent. Even someone with no income can afford to live at McGurk House.
Persons wishing to reside at McGurk House must have an adjusted income that does not exceed federally established income limits for the Lynchburg area. The amount paid for rent, including a utility allowance, will not exceed 30% of an eligible resident’s adjusted income.
Additionally, water, sewer, and trash removal are included in the rent. Residents are responsible for their own electric bill, and for phone, internet, and cable television service (should they choose to have them). McGurk House does not provide assisted living, nursing, or other care services.
Our History
McGurk House was built in 1985 through the combined efforts of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, under the leadership of The Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan, and Holy Cross Parish, represented by Father J. Anthony Warner. The community was developed with the help and leadership of the H. C. Housing, Inc., Board of Directors; Lester A. Wagner, consultant; C. L. Lewis and Company, contractor; and Fauber Garbee, architects. Supporting funds were provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
