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JOHN'S FACILITY LOCATED IN LAUREL, MONTANA, INCLUDES A 12 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING DEMENTIA CARE COTTAGE, 13 ASSISTED LIVING APARTMENTS AND 24 INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS. THE CROSSINGS SERVED 62 INDIVIDUALS WITH 16,338 DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED IN 2012. THE WILLOWS, OPENED IN 2012 IN RED LODGE, MT HAS TWO CONNECTED ASSISTED LIVING COTTAGES (A TOTAL OF 24 UNITS) AND SERVED 9 INDIVIDUALS WITH 1,128 DAYS OF CARE PROVIDED. THE YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY REMARKABLE FOR THE WILLOWS COMMUNITY AS WE RELOCATED THE RESIDENTS OF HERITAGE LIVING CENTER FROM ASHLAND, MT TO RED LODGE. THESE RESIDENTS HAD BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOME BY THE WILDFIRES THAT OVERRAN THEIR COMMUNITY LAST SUMMER. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT WHEN MOST NEEDED, WE WERE ABLE TO WELCOME THESE NORTHERN CHEYENNE ELDERS INTO THE HOSPITALITY OF THE ST. JOHN'S MISSION. OUR DIRECT COSTS AMOUNTED TO $15,000. MEDICAID PATIENTS - ST. JOHN'S PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL OF THOSE IN NEED INCLUDING MEDICAID PATIENTS. THE COST OF SUCH CARE IS GREATER THAN THE RELATED REIMBURSEMENT. IN 2012 ST. JOHN'S CONTINUED AS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES IN YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA PROVIDING 28,479 DAYS OF RESIDENT CARE. THE GAP BETWEEN OUR COST TO PROVIDE CARE TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND THE REIMBURSEMENT WE RECEIVED IN THE NURSING FACILITY DURING 2012 IS ESTIMATED AT $1,250,000. SENIOR DAY SERVICES - THE SENIOR DAY SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES RESPITE FOR SPOUSES AND FAMILIES FROM THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF IN-HOME CARE GIVING AS WELL AS ASSISTING THE ELDERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT FROM A HOME ENVIRONMENT TO RESIDENT CARE WITH SEVERAL OF THE SENIOR DAYCARE ELDERS TRANSITIONING TO VARIOUS ST. JOHN'S FACILITIES DURING 2012. 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JOHN'S SUPPLIES TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE FREE PROGRAMS (HEALTH FAIRS AND SEMINARS ON AGING ISSUES), STAFF ASSISTANCE TO OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE EMPLOYEE'S NORMAL WORK HOURS, FREE MEETING SPACE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, CLINICALS FOR NURSES TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS FOR VARIOUS MEDICAL DISCIPLINES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN THE FUND RAISERS OF OTHER COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFITS. THE ST. JOHN'S 2012 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES HOSTED 6 FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS WITH CLOSE TO 8,500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE SERVED 3,771 MEALS TO OUR RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY FRIENDS. THESE COMMUNITY CONCERTS PROVIDE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SOCIALIZATION FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN MINISTRIES, INC. SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL CONSULTING ASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 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