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MINISTRY THAT RESPONSIBLY ENHANCES THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRIST-LIKE LOVE.

FOR MESSIAH HOME D/B/A MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT MESSIAH VILLAGE ("MESSIAH VILLAGE") THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 WAS AN EVEN MORE CHALLENGING YEAR DUE TO CONTINUED STAFFING SHORTAGES, PARTICULARLY IN NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE (ENHANCED LIVING). HOWEVER, RESIDENTIAL LIVING (RL) FINISHED THE YEAR ABOVE BUDGET WITH A CUMULATIVE YEAR END OCCUPANCY RATE OF 96.44%, 1.96% ABOVE THE BUDGETED GOAL OF 94.48%. TOTAL MONTHLY FEE REVENUE FOR RESIDENTIAL LIVING WAS $78M WHICH WAS $200,000 ABOVE THE BUDGETED GOAL OF $7.6M. AN ACTIVE APPLICANT PIPELINE OF FUTURE RESIDENTS REMAINED STEADY.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.DUE TO THE CONTINUED RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF COVID-19, CENSUS IN NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE (ENHANCED LIVING) CONTINUE TO SEE A DOWNWARD CHANGE IN CENSUS. THE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE CAREGIVERS, A NATIONAL ISSUE, ALSO HEAVILY IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO TAKE ADMISSIONS PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BOTH AREAS AS WELL. THE CENSUS GOAL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WAS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.PERSONAL CARE (ENHANCED LIVING) FINISHED THE YEAR WITH A CUMULATIVE OCCUPANCY OF 85.7% AS COMPARED TO A BUDGETED GOAL OF 85.37%. NURSING CARE ENDED THE YEAR WITH A CUMULATIVE OCCUPANCY RATE OF 87.4%, AGAINST THE BUDGETED GOAL OF 91.85%.MESSIAH VILLAGE WAS AWARDED BY HARRISBURG MAGAZINE AS "SIMPLY THE BEST" RETIREMENT/ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY IN THE REGION FOR 2022, NEWSWEEK (BEST NURSING HOMES) RATING NUMBER 3 IN PA, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST NURSING HOMES OF 2021-2022 FOR SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE, AND CENTRAL PENN BUSINESS JOURNAL'S READER RANKING AWARD FOR HEALTH CARE.THE CENTER FOR VITALITY & WELLNESS LOCATED IN VILLAGE SQUARE WAS AVERAGING 172 COMMUNITY ACTIVE OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER MONTH, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 2,408 TOTAL MONTHLY VISITS. ACTIVE RESIDENT MEMBERS AVERAGED 108 PER MONTH, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1,512 VISITS PER MONTH.THOSE WITH COVERAGE AND BENEFITS THROUGH SILVERSNEAKERS, SILVER FIT AND PRIME MEMBERSHIPS WENT AS HIGH AS 3,570 VISITS FOR A MONTH, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3.5 VISITS PER WEEKS (255 MEMBERS PER MONTH). IN TOTAL THERE WERE 603 TOTAL RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVE WELLNESS MEMBERS FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR.PATHWAYS INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ENROLLED 858 MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES TAUGHT BY PROFESSORS FROM AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS IN THE REGION. PATHWAYS INSTITUTE CONSISTENTLY DRAWS MEMBERSHIPS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, 404 OUT OF 858 MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED WERE FROM THE CAPITAL REGION, WHILE 203 WERE RESIDENTS OF MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT MESSIAH VILLAGE.VOLUNTEERS AGAIN PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING LIFE ON THE MESSIAH VILLAGE CAMPUS. THEIR GENEROSITY AND GIVING OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS IMPACTS NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE AT MESSIAH VILLAGE. THEY HELPED TRANSPORT RESIDENTS TO SALON APPOINTMENTS, RAN AND MAINTAINED BOTH THE PAXTON ST AND KATIE'S CORNER GIFT SHOPS, PLANTED AND WATERED FLOWERS, AND HELPED MAINTAIN OUR BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS, OFFERED THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS IN THE NURSING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MADE BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND HAND-CRAFTED ITEMS TO BENEFIT THE AUXILIARY. THIS YEAR, 204 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS GAVE 6,127 HOURS OF SERVICE TO MESSIAH VILLAGE. A WONDERFUL EFFORT AND MUCH APPRECIATED EFFORT NONETHELESS.TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MESSIAHLIFEWAYS.ORG.