The Auxiliary Home began as a daycare center for disabled persons and senior citizens through the efforts of Mrs. Christine Flanders and others. Mrs. Flanders had a dream to have someday a place where “shut-ins” could be brought to visit with one another, be seen by members of the community, enjoy creative activities and entertainment, and above all feel themselves a part of the daily life of the community.
As a result, a foundation was formed in 1983. The island government at the time provided financial support for the purchase of land and the construction of the first building (daycare center) was financed by the Netherlands and ‘Sede Antia’ with twenty-five percent input from the Foundation. Plans for a full-care Nursing Home were underway but it took four years to acquire the necessary funds to construct the Nursing Home.