ST.
LOUIS, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutheran
Senior Services (LSS) is pleased to announce that Diakon's senior
living operations are now officially part of LSS, a mission-driven,
nonprofit organization specializing in housing, care and supportive
services for older adults. With the closing, LSS is now the
12th largest nonprofit senior living organization in
the United States, with annual
revenues estimated at $360
million.
Lutheran Senior Services becomes 12th
largest nonprofit senior living organization in the United States
LSS and Diakon first announced the agreement in March, marking
LSS' expansion into Pennsylvania.
This included Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village in Lewisburg, Cumberland Crossings in
Carlisle, The Lutheran Home at
Topton in Topton, and Luther
Crest in Allentown.
"Expanding our footprint and operations beyond Missouri and Illinois is an important step for LSS, as it
helps us further our mission of Older Adults Living Life to the
Fullest," said Adam Marles, LSS
President and Chief Executive Officer. "By closing on this
agreement, LSS is continuing to create places, services, and
opportunities for people to age well, with purpose and
fulfillment."
This agreement joins LSS' 2,800 team members and 4,000 residents
with Diakon Senior Living's nearly 700 team members and 1,300
residents. Combined, LSS now serves nearly 15,000 older adults age
60+ through its wide variety of independent living, assisted
living/personal care, memory support, skilled nursing, affordable
housing, and home and community based services, and other senior
care services.
"As we warmly welcome Diakon's residents and team members into
the LSS family, we are looking towards the future," added Marles.
"Together as one, we will continue to build community, trust, and
belonging. We will learn from each other to deepen our
services and offerings to meet the current and future needs of
older adults."
About LSS
Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) is a
mission-driven, nonprofit network that specializes in housing,
care, and supportive services for older adults 60+. With 22
locations in Missouri,
Illinois, and Pennsylvania, LSS serves more than 15,000
seniors a year through options that include senior living
communities offering all levels of living, affordable housing for
those with limited incomes, and home & community-based
services. LSS builds upon more than 160 years of excellence in
living out its Christian mission of Older Adults Living Life to the
Fullest.
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SOURCE Lutheran Senior Services