LYNGBLOMSTEN SERVICES INC

LYNGBLOMSTEN COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDES RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND HELP THEM REMAIN AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WITH THE OPENING OF LYNGBLOMSTEN AT LINO LAKES, SOME PROGRAMMING WAS EXPANDED TO RESIDENTS OF THIS NEW CAMPUS AND TO THOSE LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES IN THE LINO LAKES AREA. A TOTAL OF 581 PERSONS WERE SERVED IN 2023 THROUGH LYNGBLOMSTEN COMMUNITY SERVICES. TWO HUNDRED OF THEM RECEIVED CAREGIVER/MEMORY LOSS SUPPORT, INCLUDING THROUGH: MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; REFERRAL TO RESOURCES; AND THE GATHERING, A GROUP RESPITE PROGRAM FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH MEMORY LOSS. WHILE MOST PROGRAMMING IN 2023 WAS OFFERED IN-PERSON, A FEW PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO BE OFFERED VIRTUALLY. STAFF FOCUSED ON EDUCATING THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO MEMORY LOSS AND OLDER ADULTS, INCLUDING THE HEALTHY BRAIN AND 10 SIGNS OF DEMENTIA. OTHER OFFERINGS INCLUDED EVIDENCE-BASED WELLNESS CLASSES, SUCH AS LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND A MATTER OF BALANCE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE NETWORK OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, CONSTRUCTION OF LYNGBLOMSTEN AT LINO LAKES, THE SECOND LYNGBLOMSTEN CAMPUS, WAS COMPLETED. NEW RESIDENTS BEGAN MOVING INTO THE MAIN BUILDING IN JULY. IT IS A MARKET-RATE CONTINUUM OF CARE CAMPUS CONSISTING OF FOUR HOUSING OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS: RENTAL TOWNHOMES, INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING APARTMENTS, AND MEMORY CARE SUITES. ONE HUNDRED-FIFTEEN OLDER ADULTS WERE SERVED IN 2023. UNDER ITS ASSISTED LIVING WITH MEMORY CARE LICENSE, LYNGBLOMSTEN AT LINO LAKES PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLS)SUCH AS MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND HOMECARE SERVICESTHROUGH LYNGBLOMSTEN HOME HEALTH SERVICES. RESIDENTS MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY OF THEIR CHOICE. A VARIETY OF AMENITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH ARE COORDINATED BY THE STAFF OF LYNGBLOMSTEN AT LINO LAKES, LYNGBLOMSTEN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND LYNGBLOMSTEN'S LIFELONG LEARNING AND THE ARTS DEPARTMENT. INVOLVED MANAGEMENT AND STAFF PROMOTE THE FEELING OF A CARING FAMILY.LYNGBLOMSTEN AT LINO LAKES, INC., IS AFFILIATED WITH LYNGBLOMSTEN AND THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA.