To get to know us better, Barb City Manor is offering “Try Us, You’ll Like Us,” which is a no obligation trial living experience.

A brief tour does not always answer your many questions when you are considering a change in lifestyle.

For only $35.00 per person you can enjoy a two night stay* in one of our furnished apartments and six meals in our spacious dining room.

*Rooms are subject to availability.


  • Live in DeKalb during winter without worrying about the weather.
  • Enjoy the beauty of snowfall without the burden of shoveling it all.
  • Be toasty and warm on a clear, crisp day without being concerned about the heating bill.
  • Be free of lawn mowing and worrying about maintaining a home.
  • Make new friends.
  • Enjoy living at Barb City Manor.




  • Music and Games with Community Groups
  • Exercise class
  • Chapel services
  • Monthly birthday parties
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About Us

Barb City Manor opened its doors as a unique retirement home in Feburary 1979. Located in the historic former Joseph F. Glidden and Jacob F. Haish DeKalb Public Hospial Buildings, Barb City Manor is an affordable retirement home for more than 60 residents. The building is owned by the City of DeKalb, which contracts with our volunteer board of directors. Barb City Manor, Inc., to manage and govern the not-for-profit retirement home. Barb City Manor is totally self-sufficient and has paid all maintenance, utilites, upkeep and renovation costs to the building since 1982. We invite examination of our legal tax structure, charter, by-laws and buget.

Barb City Manor represents a special concept in affordable retirement living with security, dignity, and independence. It is not a nursing home or an assisted living facility. Rather it is a senior residence designed to accommodate singles or couples, sixty-two years of age or older, who are ambulatory, and who desire to lead an active life without the responsibilities associated with home ownership. Senior citizens are able to enjoy life at Barb City Manor in dignity and independence at a reasonable cost.

Barb City Manor is a not-for-profit retirement home, receiving generous community support from groups, organizations and individuals. FRIENDS of Barb City Manor is the auxiliary, which provides a variety of programs and services for residents, as well as funding assistance.

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