Pearl Nordan Care Center-Assisted Living

In the late 1880s, Juliette Peak Fowler dreamed of a community of care for widows and orphaned children. She traveled throughout the country researching social service agencies and learning their methods but died before launching her dream. Her will specified that the acreage she had purchased in East Dallas and a trust fund she had established were to be used for this purpose.

Her sister, Sarah Peak Harwood, fulfilled her younger sister’s vision and chartered “The Juliette Fowler Home for Children and the Aged” in 1892 as a non-profit in the state of Texas. In 1903, Sarah created a formal association with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a relationship that remains today. The first home for children opened in 1904 in Grand Prairie. Harwood Hall, the first permanent structure on the East Dallas property opened in 1911. In 1913, the children moved to the East Dallas location, thus fulfilling Juliette’s vision for an intergenerational community. Sarah served as the president until her death in 1914.

Fowler’s services grew and evolved as the needs of the Dallas community and society changed. The expansion of buildings and the evolution of care were simultaneous; orphanages gave way to foster care; “bedside wings” became skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers; “the home” is now a community. Though times have changed, our dedication to faith, quality, innovation, and stewardship endured.

Today, Juliette Fowler Communities includes independent and assisted living, health and rehabilitation services, memory support, foster care and adoption services, and The Ebby House, for young women who have aged out of foster care. Our community serves more than 700 individuals and their families, employs 160 team members, and engages more than 2000 volunteers annually.