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      <Desc>St. John's Operations - St. John's Lutheran Ministries, Inc. is a ministry to the world given by 23 local Lutheran (ELCA) ownership congregations who are committed to caring for people regardless of religious preference, race/national origin, gender/age/marital status, diagnosis/disability, or financial status. Opened in 1963, St. John's started as a 115 bed HUD facility and has grown into one of the largest providers of senior housing and long-term care services in the State of Montana. We offer a full continuum of care providing low-income housing, assisted living, skilled nursing, and independent living, as well as childcare, rehabilitation/home health, child adoption services and many other support services to enhance the lives of those we serve. (Continued on Schedule O)Overall, we served 2,118 seniors in 2016 as well as many others as detailed below.Program Service Accomplishments:Skilled Nursing Services - We operate a 74 bed skilled nursing facility, a 32 bed secure dementia care unit, 32 beds located in two separate transitional care units, as well as 48 skilled nursing beds located in four individual cottages. During 2016, St. John's nursing division cared for 658 residents providing 61,645 patient days of care. St. John's has proven to be an innovative leader in nursing home care through the implementation of programs such as the Eden Alternative, Comfort Care Vigil Ministry, and the Green House cottage model with an open door to other service providers from around the country to tour our facilities and exchange information and service delivery ideas. The success of this new cottage model of care is based on two principles, 1) the creation of a home environment serving a small group of elders and, 2) the role of the Elder Sharath ("servant" in Hebrew) in the cottage and the extensive training/education given them to prepare them for this new role. The organization, operations and delivery of care within this new paradigm are radically different from those of the traditional nursing home. Dementia Care Cottages - Located next to the nursing facility are three individual cottages (36 beds) which specialize in assisted living dementia care. In 2016, the three dementia care cottages provided 11,597 days of care to 45 individuals. Retirement Services - Our retirement facility requires HUD approval of the annual operating budget and rental rate increases. St. John's served 137 people in its retirement facility in 2016 providing 33,711 days of housing and assistance. Our activities program, established to keep our residents active, healthy and engaged, and our pastoral care program, designed to serve the whole person, are expenses that cannot be included in resident rents (per HUD regulations). Subsidies of $115,113 were provided by donations received from St. John's Foundation. Additionally in 2016, low-income residents on Medicaid Waiver were subsidized $49,544, and those residents not on Medicaid Waiver were subsidized $18,754. Overall, $183,000 of direct financial support was provided to our low-income retirement residents.Other Facilities - The Crossings, a St. John's facility located in Laurel, Montana, includes a 12 unit assisted living dementia care cottage, 13 assisted living apartments and 24 independent living apartments. The Crossings served 61 individuals with 16,643 days of care provided in 2016. Low-income residents on Medicaid Waiver were subsidized $151,450. The Willows, a St. John's facility located in Red Lodge, MT has two connected assisted living cottages (24 beds total) and served 32 individuals with 6,339 days of care provided. Medicaid Residents - St. John's provides services to all people in need including Medicaid residents. The cost of such care is much greater than the related reimbursement. In 2016, St. John's continued as one of the largest providers of Medicaid long-term care services in Yellowstone County, Montana providing 28,303 days of resident care. The gap between our cost to provide care to Medicaid recipients and the reimbursement we received in the nursing facility during 2016 is estimated to be $1,450,000. Home &amp; Community Based Services/Rural Outreach - Through our rehabilitation department, we served 215 patients for 557 outside rehabilitation visits. These patients were located at hospitals up to a distance of 60 miles from Billings. In addition, we contracted with our related joint venture, Home Based Services Initiative, LLC to provide rehabilitation services for their homebound clients; in 2016, we served 187 clients for 2,858 visits. Center For Generations - We continue to provide child and infant daycare to our staff members and the community, many of whom cannot afford, nor have access to safe, quality childcare. St. John's Center for Generations is accredited which assures high quality early childhood developmental programs for the children we serve. In 2016, the Center for Generations served 119 children (59 community families and 22 staff families). The program helps create a nurturing environment through intergenerational activities for our seniors as well. During 2016, St. John's subsidized $75,000 of direct costs to operate the Center for Generations. Lutheran Social Services of Montana (LSS) - With 5 offices throughout Montana, LSS has been serving the people of need in Montana and Northern Wyoming as part of St. John's for 8 years. The work of LSS is summarized in its motto, "Joining Hearts in Hope". In 2016, LSS was involved in bringing hope to the lives of 119 families. LSS assisted 231 birth parents and related family members and had a role in the placement of 9 children in forever homes. In addition, LSS worked with 125 adoptable children through the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program as well as 72 people in our professional counseling program. In 2016, St. John's subsidized $60,000 of direct costs to operate LSS. Other Subsidies - Our Pastoral Care staff administers an employee crisis fund providing cash to employees for emergency needs - a total of $13,229 for 65 employees in 2016. Community Engagement - Other benefits St. John's supplies to the community include free programs (health fairs and seminars on aging issues), staff assistance to other 501(c) (3) organizations during normal work hours, free meeting space to other organizations within the community, clinicals for the training of nurses and physician assistants, internships for other medical disciplines, as well as participation in the fund raisers of other community not-for-profits. The St. John's 2016 Summer Concert Series hosted seven free community concerts with close to 10,000 people in attendance. These concerts provide important community socialization for our residents as well as an opportunity to give back to the community. St. John's Lutheran Ministries, Inc. supports and encourages health care services by providing financial and managerial consulting assistance to affiliated not-for-profit organizations. We provide management services to Sapphire Lutheran Homes (Hamilton, Montana) as well as our joint ventures Missions United, Inc. (including Mission Ridge, Vista and the Wyndstone) and Home Based Services Initiative, LLC. SummaryOperating St. John's Lutheran Ministries, Inc. contributes to the organization's exempt purpose in a manner designed to satisfy the primary needs of aged, handicapped, and disadvantaged persons, providing safe housing, health care, and financial security. The need for safe housing is satisfied as St. John's provides residential facilities that are specifically designed to meet the special needs of the elderly. The need for health care is satisfied as St. John's provides long-term health care and rehabilitation in an environment designed to maintain the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the residents. The need for financial security is met as St. John's 1) maintains in the residence, any person who becomes unable to pay the standard charges and 2) provides its services at the lowest possible cost to remain a viable provider of services to the elderly in the community.While not an all-inclusive dollar amount of total community benefits provided and without an attempt to measure the high quality of services provided, almost $1,950,000 of direct community benefit (as detailed in this report) was provided by St. John's to the communities we are privileged to serve.</Desc>
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