Alten- und Pflegeheim St. Franziskus

Alten- und Pflegeheim St. Franziskus stands in Überlingen, on the northern shore of Lake Constance. The care home occupies a former Franciscan monastery, whose historic character remains visible alongside later extensions and modernisation. Residents receive long-term care, short-term care and daytime support within the old monastic setting.

The home provides 45 long-term care places and one place for short-term care. A seven-place day-care service supports people who need help during the day without staying overnight. Together with St. Ulrich, it forms part of care services connected with the Spital und Spendfonds Überlingen, a public foundation whose history reaches back to the thirteenth century. Wealthy citizens once donated land and money to support care, while income from farms, vineyards and forests helped fund assistance for older people, sick people and others in need.

The foundation bought the monastery building in the mid-nineteenth century and established the care home there. Its wider holdings include the old Torkel building, the former fruit storehouse and parts of Überlingen’s historic fortifications, including Rosenobel Tower. The monastery walls therefore connect present-day care with centuries of local support.