Kansas City’s trusted senior living community.
After more than 50 years of enriching the lives of Kansas City seniors, we’re still defying expectations of what senior living can be. John Knox Village is a Life Plan Community that enables residents to live uniquely their way by providing independent living, countless services and amenities, and a full continuum of long term health care services. And it’s all on a gorgeous 200-plus-acre Lee’s Summit campus.
Come experience Kansas City’s most trusted Life Plan Community for yourself. Simply fill out our contact form or call (816) 892-4294.
“The sense of safety, the sense of security, the sense of the people here who love me, care for me — it was a turning point in my life in terms of feeling like I was really in a good place.”
— Flora, John Knox Village resident
Reshaping what it means to live and age remarkably.
Since our founding in 1970, John Knox Village’s singular focus has been enhancing each individual’s potential for the best possible retirement lifestyle in a community built on friendship and support. Our reputation as one of the most comprehensive not-for-profit communities has led countless older adults to live fuller, happier and healthier lives in retirement. Today, the Village provides a wide array of home health services across the Greater Kansas City metro area and dozens of counties in Missouri and Kansas.
Vision
To be the leader among senior living communities in the Greater Kansas City area.
Mission
To enrich the lives of older adults through community living: “Enriching lives, building community.”
Values
Supporting older adults and their importance to our society.
Fostering an environment that nourishes supportive, trusting and caring relationships with our residents, their families and our associates.
Promoting a community that encourages meaningful involvement and personal fulfillment.
Emphasizing an open community that welcomes and celebrates diversity in all its aspects.
Valuing business practices that promote careful stewardship of resources — human, physical and financial.
Encouraging active involvement in the local communities in which we operate.
John Knox Village Board of Directors
John Knox Village is governed by a nine-person volunteer board of directors. Three members are Village residents and six are residents from the Greater Kansas City area. The board is responsible for ensuring the Village operates in accordance with state and federal law, the corporate bylaws, and policies and procedures adopted by the board.
- Melvin Gross, Chair, Retired, Modern Alpha Plastics Inc. and Omega Plastics
- Chuck Robb, Chief Financial Officer, BJC Health System
- Jim Ham, Secretary, John Knox Village resident
- Carl Chinnery, Retired, Chinnery, Evans & Nail, PC
- Gabriel Clements, Chief Executive Officer, Lee’s Summit Medical Center
- Diane Demarest, John Knox Village resident
- Linda Harrelson, Retired, Summit Christian Academy
- Tina Smith, John Knox Village resident
- Joe Stasi, Chief Financial Officer, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
Community Involvement
Community involvement activities offer rewarding experiences for Village residents and associates. In the 2024 Community Involvement Report, we share the story of our commitment and effort to make an even greater difference in the communities we serve.
Annual Report
The Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report (April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024) offers a glimpse at how the John Knox Village community is united in its goals to Elevate the customer experience, Innovate service and care, and Relate to enhance a positive culture. Employing these three actions in all that we do helps the Village stand out as a leading provider of senior care and housing. We are prepared to serve the growing and changing senior population and to ensure financial sustainability into the future. In other words, our focus is to find ways to Elevate, Innovate and Relate because the outcomes provide us with the keys to achieving our mission and vision. Read the FY24 Annual Report.