INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING & HEALTH CARE INC

INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING & HEALTH CARE, INC. (ILHC), A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, IS AN ORGANIZATION PIONEERING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS. THE MISSION OF ILHC INCLUDES STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GENERATIONS, PROVIDING ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, AND SERVING INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, ILHC SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR SENIORS, INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT LINK CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS. ILHC IS MADE UP OF VARIOUS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, A FOUNDATION, AND A DAYCARE CENTER. ILHC HAS COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA. THESE ENTITIES ARE REFERRED TO AS THE COMMONS ON MARICE AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING CENTER. THE COMMONS ON MARICE, LOCATED IN EAGAN, MINNESOTA, IS A GRACIOUS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY THAT OFFERS 147 RESIDENCES WHERE SENIORS CAN CHOOSE INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, AND CARE SUITES. THE COMMONS OFFERS AROUND-THE-CLOCK STAFFING OF NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS TO ASSIST WITH PERSONAL AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES. THE MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE COMMONS, ALSO KNOWN AS PEARL GARDEN, CARES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR DEMENTIA, AND IS DESIGNED WITH A RESIDENTIAL FEEL TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH FAMILIARIZING THEMSELVES TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS WITH A HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT. THE GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE COMMONS ON MARICE OFFERS WHAT FEW OTHER SENIOR COMMUNITIES CAN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT IN MEANINGFUL WAYS WITH CHILDREN. THE INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING CENTER, LOCATED ONE BLOCK AWAY, PROVIDES BOTH CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS WITH EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING AND LEARNING. THE INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING CENTER CARES FOR CHILDREN SIX WEEKS TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE. THE AGES ENTWINED PROGRAMMING NOT ONLY HELPS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR THE CHILDREN, IT ALSO BUILDS MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONS ON MARICE. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING CENTER, THE COMMONS ON MARICE ALSO SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF ILHC (INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING AND HEALTH CARE) THROUGH OTHER VARIOUS CHARITABLE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE ELDERLY WAIVER PROGRAM. THE ELDERLY WAIVER PROGRAM IS THE MINNESOTA STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR LICENSED ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE. THE COMMONS ON MARICE DISCOUNTED CARE SERVICES TOTAL $131,475 UNDER THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM IN 2024. IN 2025, THE COMMONS ON MARICE WILL LIKELY DISCOUNT AN ESTIMATED $216,000 FOR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITH US AND RECEIVE ELDERLY WAIVER SERVICES. FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN (FMSC) IN EAGAN, MINNESOTA, IS A GLOBAL CHARITY, WORKING WITH MINISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO SERVE HUNGRY CHILDREN. OUR COMMUNITY ASSISTS IN THIS MISSION THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM OF RESIDENTS AND STAFF. JANUARY: RESIDENTS CREATED VALENTINES FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY TROOPS AND VETERANS. ALL VALENTINES WERE DELIVERED TO THE VETERANS AND THEIR WIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SENT TO THOSE TROOPS DEPLOYED. (VALUE: $225) FEBRUARY: RESIDENTS ASSEMBLED MEN'S SHOWER BAGS FOR THE HOMELESS AND DELIVERED THEM TO SHARING AND CARING HANDS IN MINNEAPOLIS. THESE BAGS INCLUDED EVERYTHING NEEDED TO SHOWER AS WELL AS SOCKS, SNACKS AND WATER. (VALUE: $325) MARCH: RESIDENTS MADE CARDS AND WROTE NOTES OF GRATITUDE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR OUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS INCLUDING THE EAGAN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. (VALUE: $100). APRIL: RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A MAY DAY PLANTING OF FLOWERS IN POTS FOR THE COMMONS STAFF AND INCLUDED PERSONAL NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND DELIVERED THEM ON MAY DAY. (VALUE: $300). MAY: RESIDENTS ASSEMBLED BIRDSEED ORNAMENTS FOR THE OUTSIDE GROUNDS AT THE COMMONS IN THE HOPES THAT BIRD WATCHING WOULD BRING JOY TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. ($175) JUNE: RESIDENTS WERE GIVEN CARDS TO WRITE NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND KINDNESS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AT THE COMMONS ON MARICE (VALUE: $25). JUNE ALSO BROUGHT THE LONGEST DAY EVENT THAT ENCOURAGED SUPPORT AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S (VALUE: $450) AUGUST: RESIDENTS ASSISTED STAFF IN ASSEMBLING TEN BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES (PENS, PENCILS, PAPER, MARKERS, CRAYONS, KLEENEX, WATERCOLOR PAINT, SNACKS, NOTEBOOKS) AND DONATED THE BACKPACKS TO SHARING AND CARING HANDS IN MINNEAPOLIS, (VALUE: $185). SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER: RESIDENTS AND STAFF MADE FLEECE BLANKETS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN TO BE INCLUDED IN DUFFLE BAGS OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS TO BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN AS THEY ENTER FOSTER CARE. (VALUE: $200) NOVEMBER: RESIDENTS SHOPPED FOR AND DELIVERED FOOD AND NECESSITIES TO THE OPEN DOOR PANTRY EAGAN'S FOOD SHELF ($220) DECEMBER: MADE SIGNS AND DECORATED THE BOX FOR THE MILITARY KIDS TOY DRIVE, DONATED AND DELIVERED TOYS. ALSO, RESIDENT PARTICIPATED IN A SECRET SANTA GIFT GIVING EVENT BETWEEN EACH OTHER. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE STAFF CREATED AN IN-HOUSE STORE WITH ITEMS FROM THE DOLLAR STORE AND DONATIONS. PARTICIPATING RESIDENTS WERE GIVEN COUPONS TO BE USED TO BUY ITEMS AND EACH WEEK THEY COULD PURCHASE ITEMS FOR THEIR SECRET SANTA. (VALUE: $250).