A Night To Remember

Get dressed up to join us for a night full of fun! There will be live music by “Lefty & The Spinners,” drinks, desserts, dancing, and more!

Friday, May 17, 6-8 PM

Questions? Call us at 563-263-1241.

With our annual prom coming soon, May 17, 2024, we are looking for monetary donations to help purchase supplies needed to make the 2024 prom one to remember!

Please contact Alissa, director of life enrichment, if you are interested in donating or have any questions at amartinez@lutheran-living.org. We thank you in advance!

The assisted living residents at Lutheran Living Senior Campus (Lutheran Living) as well as their families are highly satisfied, according to a recent survey. Click here to continue reading the news release.

We are partnering with ImpactLife to host a Blood Drive on-site in our Chapel.

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.

Please eat before donating blood and bring Photo ID to your appointment.

To schedule your appointment, please contact Tonya Nichol: 563-263-1241 or tnichol@lutheran-living.org.

Lutheran Living is proudly sponsoring Crossroads, INC.‘s Illuminate event! Featuring more than 40 professional light displays, this event welcomes drivers to enjoy a local winter wonderland now through New Year’s Eve in Weed Park, Muscatine. It is our true pleasure to support their beautiful organization.

Photo Credit: WQAD News 8

Does the crisp weather remind anyone else that the Christmas 2023 season will be here soon? If you’re interested in “adopting” one of our residents this holiday season, we’d love to speak with you. Please contact Director of Life Enrichment Alissa to learn more about this charitable opportunity: 563-272-2124 or amartinez@lutheran-living.org.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (June 27, 2023) – Lutheran Living Senior Campus’ assisted living community has been recognized as a 2023 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of seniors and individuals with disabilities with quality care and services.

The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is a rigorous three-level process that is reviewed and evaluated by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for organizational excellence. The standards of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program help organizations achieve superior performance over time to improve quality of life and care of long-term care residents and team members.

Providers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile with essential performance elements such as vision, mission statement, understanding of key customers, and key strengths and challenges. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability to implement a sustainable performance improvement system. Trained examiners review each application to determine if a center has met the demands of the criteria.

“As a recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award, our team has begun moving forward in achieving advanced levels of performance that meet the Silver – Achievement in Quality Award criteria,” said Lutheran Living Executive Director Jessica Bopes. “I am honored to lead our team in continuous quality improvement that elevates our residents’ health and wellness.” 

Lutheran Living is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Muscatine County, Iowa. As a CCRC, the community serves individuals with independent living, assisted living, memory care, and long-term care services, as well as short-term transitional care and skilled nursing services. Lutheran Living is managed by Minneapolis-based Health Dimensions Group^® (HDG^®).

HDG is a leading management and consulting organization serving senior living, post-acute, and long-term care providers, as well as hospitals and health systems, throughout the nation. With decades of experience as community owners and operators, HDG’s proven processes optimize operations, promote resident and family satisfaction, and build team engagement.  In addition to Lutheran Living, HDG manages 53 senior care and living communities and serves more than 2,600 residents in nine states.

“Earning this award is a milestone to be proud of,” said Cathy Bergland, AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board Chair. “It’s at this point that providers see what is possible by committing to the process of improvement. Congratulations to Lutheran Living Senior Campus for this achievement.”

Lutheran Living will be presented with the Bronze award during the AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo in Denver on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

“Every person at Lutheran Living Senior Campus embodies our core values of Hospitality, Stewardship, Integrity, Respect, and Humor^® while addressing individual health care needs of residents,” said Sharon Thole, executive vice president of operations at HDG. “Our team’s dedication to providing a quality continuum of care and services at Lutheran Living greatly enriches the lives of older adults and their families throughout Muscatine County.”

Lutheran Living has joined Remedy Partners in the development and management of a bundled payment program for Medicare recipients. Promoted by the Affordable Care Act to help replace the traditional fee-for-service healthcare model, this model is intended to help to meet the goals of improving outcomes in care, increasing patient satisfaction and reduce the overall cost of healthcare—and it is gaining momentum.

In bundled payment programs, a fixed price is paid for a wide range of health care services over a specified period of time, known as an “episode of care.” It is among the primary strategies being used to transition away from fee-for-service payments.

Since implementing its first partnership in October 2013, Remedy has bundled payment programs that are live in more than 1,300 healthcare provider sites, including more than 800 hospitals. Remedy’s technology, analytics, training and administrative platform support the implementation and management of bundled payment programs at hospitals, physician groups, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been aggressively promoting bundled payments as a way to improve quality and reduce the cost of the federal Medicare program. CMS created the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) program through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, as a voluntary demonstration program. Thousands of health care providers have entered the program to prepare for the expected roll-out of a permanent program. In Iowa Lutheran Living is one of only 4 skilled nursing facilities to enter the program to date.

“Organizing the financing and delivery of healthcare services around the patient’s episode of care leads to greater cooperation and more successful outcomes,” said Remedy Chairman Steve Wiggins. “Bundled payments are proving to be one of the most successful methods to shift from fee-for-service toward value-based payments for healthcare services.” 

Dave, Executive Director at Lutheran Living, is retiring October 31, 2019. Dave has been in this profession for 35 years and 11 of those years has been here at Lutheran Living. He has worked in 5 different states: Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota. He also worked in 3 different senior care campuses, one being Lutheran Living Senior Campus. Dave is married to his wife, Laurie and they have 2 children. His plans for retirement is to “enjoy life, golfing, and family time.”

Dave tells us what inspired him to become a Healthcare Administrator, “My mother-in-law was a Director of Nursing and introduced me to senior care.” His favorite things about working in this profession are “residents, families and staff.” He loves seeing the service and care for people throughout the senior care community. His favorite things about Lutheran Living are “the people and the leadership staff.” He states, “There are a lot of good, caring people in this profession and that’s what makes a world of difference for the residents and families.”

An accomplishment he has achieved throughout his career is building a child daycare center on a senior care campus. “Children would visit residents and you could tell it brighten their days.” Other accomplishments throughout his career include: building an 18-unit HUD project for a senior community and large expansions and remodels of two senior care campus. Lutheran Living Senior Campus was the largest project he worked on which launched this campus for the future of senior care in this community.

Dave expresses his gratitude for present and past board members for their dedication to senior care in the Muscatine community.

Dave will always be remembered for his accomplishments. Thank you, Dave, for your years of hard work and dedication to the Lutheran Living team. We hope you enjoy your well-deserved retirement and play a few rounds of golf!

Lutheran Living will host a Farewell Party in Dave’s honor, please join us!

October 30, 2019
1 – 3 PM