My mom is at the skilled nursing area of Bethel Lutheran Home, and I have been very happy with them. I like that they spoke Spanish since my mom does not speak English. They are very kind and they assist my mom in whatever she needs. They are very positive too. The social worker and the people up in the front office are very helpful. It is very professional and clean. I was shocked that the food is very good. They are also very attentive, and they help her eat. They will cut up her food for her because she lost one of her dentures. They do not just set the food there and forget about her. It is an old facility, but it is clean and does not smell. It is a good place for her.

My mom moved in to Bethel Lutheran Home and since August. The community is excellent. The staff has been very helpful and kind. They make my mom laugh. I know right now some of the ammenitis are limited like physical therapy because of COVID and they are still in a lockdown and we can't go see her. But I know they have internal activies like coffee social and movies. From the oustide you could tell it's been around awhile. But it looks clean and well-maintained.

My mother was a resident at Bethel Lutheran Home. She had advanced Alzheimer's. She had previously been in another facility...very pretty, homey, but the care was sub-standard. We transferred her to Bethel Lutheran Home and were so pleased with the atmosphere, the involvement of the staff, and the fact that they had RNs on staff, plus doctors making their rounds in the facility. Having her private physician checking in on her made it so much easier than at the previous facility, where we had to line up transportation and then wait in a doctor's office, which if any of you have had a loved one with advanced Alzheimer's, it is very difficult for them to deal with changed surroundings. Since it is a Lutheran home, it has a chapel as part of the building, so the residents can either go in themselves or have a staff member wheel them in for Sunday services. And they had bible studies in one room during the week. My mom wasn't communicating much anymore when she entered there, but she would be happy and peaceful listening to the bible study. Also, the local Lutheran church makes quilts and blankets for each of the residents. At Christmas they receive a new quilt, just for them. They celebrated holidays and birthdays with all of the residents, even having live music in front of the facility for the residents and their families to listen to. Having a nurse's station right outside my mom's room was a relief to me, and to my dad, because they were always right there when help was needed. The staff was caring and friendly, talking to the residents by name and getting to know the families. My father would go in every day at lunchtime to feed my mom himself, and the staff respected and supported that decision. At night he'd be there after she finished dinner, to talk with her, wheel her around the facility and visit with other residents, and to hold her hand after she'd been put to bed. In her last days the staff was there for her and us as we stayed with her until she passed. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would have had my Mom go to that facility in the first place. I feel very strongly that, especially with Alzheimer's and memory loss patients, a skilled nursing facility is a much better choice than one of the retirement homes that have a small section provided for memory care. The extra professionalism and round-the-clock care will not only help your loved one through their later years, it will help you and your family sleep more peacefully at night, knowing they are in good hands.