Chapin Home for the Aging was founded in Manhattan in 1869 by Mrs. Edwin Chapin, wife of the celebrated orator and pastor. Twenty other dedicated women joined in an enterprise based on Dr. Chapin's philosophy of "What is your need, not your creed." Chapin has been serving the New York City/Long Island community at its Jamaica location since 1912. Chapin has grown to a 220-bed Skilled Nursing Facility with a 50-registrant Adult Day Health Care Center.

Chapin Home's policy throughout its history has been to provide the aging men and women who have come to live here a true home, where they may find the serenity and security that have always been envisioned as essential and appropriate to the latter part of life.

Chapin Home is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a voluntarily serving Board of Trustees. The Executive Vice President is the Administrator of Record. Each Department has several levels of supervisory personnel who can assist with any problems or concerns.