Lutheran Life Villages

Established in 1910, the United Methodist Memorial Home is a retirement community-based center offering various short- and long-term nursing for the senior citizens. It serves more than 3,500 residents and offers independent and assisted living services. Its personal care programs include assistance with showering, dressing and grooming; diet supervision; housekeeping; and transportation services. It offers various rehabilitation programs, such as physical, speech and occupational therapies. It offers hospice care programs deal with physical, emotional and spiritual needs of residents. It provides a wide range of facilities, such as a beauty salon, barbershop, fitness room, library and a gift shop. The United Methodist Memorial Home is located in Warren, Ind.

Lutheran Homes is one of the leading continuing care retirement communities in the United States. A nonprofit organization, it has been operational for more than 60 years. A social ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, it is affiliated with the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and Kendallville Chamber of Commerce. Located in Fort Wayne, Ind., the center provides several services and facilities, such as Medicare-certified health care solutions, Alzheimer s disease and dementia care, private and semiprivate rooms, transportation solutions, a therapy pool, restorative wellness center, and beauty salon and barbershop. Spread on more than 20 acres of land, Lutheran Homes offers a wide variety of residential living options, such as one- and two-bedroom cottages and deluxe and studio apartments. Its amenities include dining halls, walking trails, gardens, whirlpool and fitness rooms, computer access and training, woodworking shops, crafts and ceramic facilities, chapel and pastoral care services, family events, and special interest clubs.

Based in Wabash, Ind., Vernon Manor Children's Home is a nonprofit organization that provides services to children with developmental disabilities. It was established in 1968, and offers a variety of programs, activities and services. The hospital s services and facilities include skilled pediatric and geriatric facilities, mental retardation professionals, educational programs, in-house schooling for medically fragile children, and physical, occupational and speech therapy evaluations. Additionally, it offers on-site dental and ear tests, parent auxiliary group pharmaceutical services, and psychologists and behavioral consultants. Its programs include treatments for mild to severe learning disabilities, autism, sensory disabilities, emotional disturbances, dementia and visual impairments. The organization offers a wide variety of activities, such as circus, fairs, concerts, roller skating, camps, movies, music, swimming, shopping trips and boat rides. Vernon Manor Children s Home is a member of the Wabash Chamber of Commerce.