In 1963, Archbishop Averky, the abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, approved the structure and leadership of the foundation named after Saint John of Kronstadt. Around the same time, he sent a letter to Elena Antonovna Genet and Alexandra Ivanovna Merger asking for help in creating and organizing the House of Saint John of Kronstadt, which was to become a shelter for elderly Russian Orthodox people.

In the early 1970s, Alexandra Merger purchased a small house on Mariposa Street in Los Angeles, where the first retirees settled. After her husband's death in 1976, Alexandra Ivanovna fully dedicated herself to caring for the house and its needs. In 1980, she became the official representative of the foundation named after Saint John of Kronstadt in Los Angeles. The first house could not accommodate everyone who wanted to stay, so the search continued until a new house with 20 rooms was built on Serrano Street. As a result, in 1982, the Russian nursing home of Saint John of Kronstadt opened in Los Angeles, which was able to accept and provide care for 20 retirees.

All the staff at the home speak Russian, prepare Russian food, the rooms have icon corners, Russian Orthodox priests regularly visit, children from Russian schools come, Russian holidays are celebrated, and there is a small library.

Many Russian publications, both in Los Angeles and in Russia, have written about the home. The maintenance of the home requires significant funds, so an annual charity lunch is held at the Protection Church in Los Angeles, with proceeds going to the needs of the House of Saint John of Kronstadt. The home gratefully accepts donations and assistance from charitable foundations, patrons, public organizations, and representatives of the Russian community.