Club Assembly and Presbyterian Homes with Rob Lahammer
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Mar 06, 2012
Our program on March 6th was a Club Assembly and a presentation on Presbyterian Homes by Rob Lahammer.
In the club assembly portion of the program, the slate of new officers was presented and elected by club members present. Next year’s officers are President, Tim Litfin, President-Elect, Molly Swenson, Secretary, Theresa Zerby, and Treasurer, Bob Boyer. The new officers take their offices officially on July 1, 2011.
Jerry Brecke then introduced Rob Lahammer who is in charge of what used to be called Twin Birch, but is now called “Lake Minnetonka Shores”. With lakeshore on Minnetonka in Island Park, the facility has been greatly expanded and modernized recently, and provides a wide range of services to their clients. Activities available span a full typewritten page.
Rob’s message to us was about the direction that the long term care industry is heading. Fewer facilities are providing “nursing home care” because of the current focus on home care, and assisted living care. To break even, nursing homes and assisted living units have to reach out to the homebound, and provide services that seniors and disabled persons need. The successful health care facility now has to be creative and community-oriented to survive.
Rob is a very enthusiastic member of the Presbyterian Homes family, and many of our members have had family or friends at this facility, which is one of the 56 campuses operated by the Christian-based nonprofit. (Story by Tad Shaw and photo be Steve Frazier)
In the club assembly portion of the program, the slate of new officers was presented and elected by club members present. Next year’s officers are President, Tim Litfin, President-Elect, Molly Swenson, Secretary, Theresa Zerby, and Treasurer, Bob Boyer. The new officers take their offices officially on July 1, 2011.
Jerry Brecke then introduced Rob Lahammer who is in charge of what used to be called Twin Birch, but is now called “Lake Minnetonka Shores”. With lakeshore on Minnetonka in Island Park, the facility has been greatly expanded and modernized recently, and provides a wide range of services to their clients. Activities available span a full typewritten page.
Rob’s message to us was about the direction that the long term care industry is heading. Fewer facilities are providing “nursing home care” because of the current focus on home care, and assisted living care. To break even, nursing homes and assisted living units have to reach out to the homebound, and provide services that seniors and disabled persons need. The successful health care facility now has to be creative and community-oriented to survive.
Rob is a very enthusiastic member of the Presbyterian Homes family, and many of our members have had family or friends at this facility, which is one of the 56 campuses operated by the Christian-based nonprofit. (Story by Tad Shaw and photo be Steve Frazier)