As of this writing, we have provided care at Clarehouse for 3,465 souls over the past 13 years. Often, people ask if there is a "typical" Clarehouse guest.

We have cared for people from the ages of two days to 105 years. We have cared for people with any and every diagnosis (short of active TB, as we don't have the environmental safety demands for that infection). People of all ethnicities, all faiths, and all walks of life find comfort and love in this home.

The common, and unifying, factor that Clarehouse guests share is need. That need is not defined by us, but by the experience that a devastating illness has dealt. The need may be physical for someone who simply has no caregiver available 24/7. It may be a need for clinical expertise for someone whose dying process is complicated by symptoms that are unmanageable at home. A homeless person may have a need for a warm bed and safe space to live out his or her final days. A family need may be driven by young children in the home who are scared of the unknown, or a type of grieving that makes the thought of staying in the home where a loved one has died unbearable. The high cost of medical treatment creates a financial need as many people run out of funds in the end.

The needs are as individual as our guests. We do not define the need - we respond to it. And we are equipped to respond to it through our community's commitment to supporting Clarehouse. Clarehouse is the gift Tulsans have given to themselves and this gift is here to answer your need, and the needs of your family, friends and neighbors. There is nothing "typical" about that.

Kelley Scott, Executive Director