Organization: MESSIAH HOME
Mission: MINISTRY THAT RESPONSIBLY ENHANCES THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRIST-LIKE LOVE.
Activities: THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020, MESSIAH HOME D/B/A MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT MESSIAH VILLAGE ("MESSIAH VILLAGE") WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR DUE TO COVID-19. BUT DESPITE COVID-19, RESIDENTIAL LIVING (RL) FINISHED THE YEAR ABOVE BUDGET WITH A CUMULATIVE YEAR END OCCUPANCY RATE OF 95.07%, 1.17% ABOVE THE BUDGETED GOAL OF 93.90%. TOTAL REVENUE FOR RESIDENTIAL LIVING WAS $11,387,127 RESULTING IN A GAIN OF $1,160,175 (11.34%) ABOVE THE BUDGETED GOAL OF $10,266,952. LASTLY, AN ACTIVE APPLICANT PIPELINE OF FUTURE RESIDENTS REMAINED STEADY. CONTINUED SCHEDULE O.ON THE OTHER HAND, SINCE MARCH 2020, THE PANDEMIC CREATED A CLEAR IMPACT ON THE OCCUPANCY LEVELS IN BOTH ENHANCED LIVING (LICENSED AS A PERSONAL CARE HOME) AND NURSING CARE FOR 4 MAIN REASONS: 1. THE INABILITY TO PROVIDE IN PERSON TOURS, PLUS2. A STRICT NO FACE-TO FACE VISITATION POLICY3. AND THE FEAR OF ENTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STATE AND NATIONAL STATISTICS HAVE SHOWN A HIGH NUMBER OF INFECTION AND DEATH RATES. EACH HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ENTICE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MOVE IN, ESPECIALLY IN ENHANCED LIVING. 4. A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE CAREGIVERS, PARTICULARLY SINCE COVID HIT IN MARCH.ENHANCED LIVING'S (EL) OCCUPANCY WAS ALSO STUNTED BY A SMALL EXPANSION PROJECT PRE-COVID. STARTING IN MARCH 2019, RUNNING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL JULY 2019 THROUGH ALMOST NOVEMBER 2019, SIX ROOMS WERE EMPTIED AND WERE OFFLINE. THEY WERE BEING CONVERTED FROM REGULAR PERSONAL CARE ACCOMMODATIONS TO PERSONAL CARE MEMORY SUPPORT TO MEET THE NEED FOR MORE MEMORY CARE RESIDENTS.ENHANCED LIVING FINISHED THE YEAR WITH A CUMULATIVE OCCUPANCY OF 87.45% AS COMPARED TO A BUDGETED GOAL OF 90.50%. A BRIGHT SPOT WAS IN HOPEWELL, THE NEWEST EL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH POSTED A YEAR END CUMULATIVE OCCUPANCY RATE OF 86.15%, WHICH WAS 15.95% ABOVE THE BUDGETED GOAL OF 70.20%. NURSING CARE ENDED THE YEAR WITH A CUMULATIVE OCCUPANCY RATE OF 89.04%, ONLY 0.66% BELOW THE BUDGETED GOAL OF 89.70%. THE CENTER FOR VITALITY & WELLNESS LOCATED IN VILLAGE SQUARE FROM JULY 2019 TO FEBRUARY 2020 WAS AVERAGING 258 OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER MONTH, AND HIT AN ALL TIME HIGH OF 290 MEMBERS IN NOVEMBER 2020. ACTIVE RESIDENT MEMBERS AVERAGED 151 PER MONTH IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME. BOTH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN MARCH DUE TO COVID-19 AND DROPPED TO ZERO FROM APRIL TO JUNE AS WE CLOSED THE CENTER. THOSE WITH COVERAGE AND BENEFITS THROUGH SILVERSNEAKERS, SILVER FIT & PRIME MEMBERSHIPS WENT AS HIGH AS 341 FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2020. DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT MESSIAH VILLAGE IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 WERE $156,708.91 WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND $799,252.32 WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF $955,961.23. INCLUDED IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS WAS $165,215.20 IN REALIZED BEQUESTS, MUCH OF WHICH WAS UNDESIGNATED. A TOTAL OF $573,712.66 WAS GIVEN IN SUPPORT OF BENEVOLENT CARE FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR RESOURCES THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, WITH $420,403.72 BEING DESIGNATED TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND FOR BENEVOLENT CARE AND $153,308.94 DESIGNATED TO MEET CURRENT-YEAR EXPENSES RELATED TO BENEVOLENT CARE.VOLUNTEERS AGAIN PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING LIFE ON THE MESSIAH VILLAGE CAMPUS. VOLUNTEERS GIVE IN VARIOUS WAYS, INCLUDING TRANSPORTING RESIDENTS TO REHAB AND SALON APPOINTMENTS, BRINGING PET THERAPY ANIMALS IN TO INTERACT WITH RESIDENTS, PLANTING FLOWERS AND MAINTAINING OUR BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS, OFFERING MUSIC IN THE NURSING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MAKING BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND HAND-CRAFTED ITEMS TO BENEFIT THE AUXILIARY. VOLUNTEERS' GENEROSITY OF GIVING TIME AND TALENT IMPACTS NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE AT MESSIAH VILLAGE. IN MARCH, WHEN MESSIAH VILLAGE SHUT DOWN DUE TO COVID-19, VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. OVER 28 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME, MAKING OVER 2,000 MASKS FOR MESSIAH VILLAGE RESIDENTS, TEAM MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS YEAR, 456 VOLUNTEERS GAVE 20,789 HOURS OF SERVICE TO MESSIAH VILLAGE. BASED ON THE BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS FIGURES, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED $565,460.80 WORTH OF SERVICE. MESSIAH VILLAGE WAS AWARDED BY HARRISBURG MAGAZINE AS "SIMPLY THE BEST" SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY IN THE REGION FOR 2020, "RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST NURSING HOMES (IN PENNSYLVANIA) BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 2019-20, AND NEWSWEEK'S "BEST NURSING HOMES" 2020.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Health Care