Category Archives: 2017 Archive
Help LSS Benevolent Care When You Shop!
Who doesn’t love Amazon, especially when it comes to holiday shopping? Now when you shop, you can help the causes you care about, like Lutheran Senior Services Benevolent Care!
What is REPEAT Coaching?
At Lutheran Senior Services, we believe leaders are here to serve, rather than to be served. LSS Leadership wants to empower you to make suggestions and find solutions to make your job of caring for older adults easier.
EAP Webinar: The Mind-Body Connection
Research has shown that people who express gratitude are happier, have better relationships, are more likely to exercise and eat healthfully, and have improved immune function.
Veteran’s Day Celebrations Around LSS
For Veteran’s Day, our communities took time to honor and thank residents for their military service. Enjoy this collection of photos from around LSS!
Let LSS Help You With Your Educational Goals
Ready to develop and grow your career at LSS? Our educational assistance programs will help you succeed! Educational benefits help you in your work with communities and programs, making an even greater impact on those we serve.
All About Holiday Portion Control
The holidays are great. The holiday food is also great. But too much can derail healthy eating habits. Especially for seniors, a focus on nutrition is critical to maintaining weight over the holidays.
Get Ready! Annual Enrollment is Coming Soon!
LSS Annual Enrollment will take place November 13 – December 1, 2017. This will be your opportunity to review benefit elections and make changes for 2018. Plan to attend an Annual Enrollment Benefits Informational Meeting to learn about changes and new offerings coming in 2018! Don’t miss out on your chance to review your benefit…
LSS Named Healthiest Employer
Once again, the St. Louis Business Journal has named Lutheran Senior Services one of the 25 Healthiest Employers in St. Louis. LSS was recognized for its comprehensive approach to workplace wellness, including promoting healthy diets, exercise, external programs, and benefits.
Welcome Home: Introducing the ALL NEW LSSLiving.org
The new Lutheran Senior Services website is live! Our new site features a fresh look at the LSS family of communities and services.
Shout Out to Meramec Bluffs Team Members!
After an Independent Living resident of Meramec Bluffs suffered a health related episode and collapsed in the hallway, the Meramec Bluffs team sprang into action to help this resident who was unresponsive. Meramec Bluffs wants to take this opportunity to personally recognize each of these individuals for their quick response and efforts in saving the life of one of our Independent Living residents.
Welcome New Employees
We’ve had some great people join our teams across LSS. Congratulations to these employees who have completed their first 90-days as a part of the LSS family!
Congratulations Lenoir Woods! New REACH Building Grand Opening
This past month, Lenoir Woods held a grand opening for their new REACH Rehabilitation building. With a state-of-the-art therapy gym, private rooms, and cozy common spaces, Lenoir Woods helping REACH guests achieve their therapy goals. See Pictures from the Grand Opening.
Interactive Health Evaluation Results – What Now?
If you receive health insurance through LSS, then you should have participated in Wellness Testing this last month to receive your personal wellness score. This score is a starting point to determining what your health goals for this upcoming year should be. Plus there are FREE resources LSS and Interactive Health offer to help!
Tech Talk Tuesday: Checked Out Documents
When you use Team Sites in LSSLink, you’ll eventually have to work with checked out documents. In fact, very likely, at some point someone is going to call you and tell you that you accidentally left a document checked out. Learn how to Check Out LSSLink Documents.
Step Challenge Summary and Congratulations!
The first LSS-wide step challenge was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that participated. Check here to see how LSS did as a whole!
EAP Webinar: Improve Your Health with Ergonomics and Frequent Movement
Adding more activity to your day can boost your energy, reduce your risk of heart attacks and cancer, and improve your mood. Your Employee Assistance Program can help with ideas so you can get active and have a boost.
Common Sense Prevents Accidents
Safety ISN’T a mysterious maze of rules and regulations that LSS wants you to obey. It’s plain common sense that everyone can use. Never fool around or take chances! If you’re not sure about the safe way to do a job, ASK! (When it comes to safety, there are no dumb questions.)
Core Values? Mission Statement? Vision Statements? What do they all mean?
Core Values underlie our work and the strategies that we use to fulfill our mission. At Lutheran Senior Services we have Christian Core Values because they’re based on the example Jesus set for us in the Bible. But what is the difference between Christian Core Values, Vision, and Mission? Find Out!
National Innovation Award Won by Project Wellness
The American Association of Service Coordinators has awarded its Affordable Housing Innovative Program of the Year to Project Wellness, an interactive program launched by Lutheran Senior Services in 2012 to help affordable housing residents better manage their health and reduce hospitalizations.
LeadingAge Recognizes Two LSS Employees!
LSS is part of LeadingAge Missouri – a network of not-for-profit senior living providers across Missouri. Every year, members of LeadingAge are able to nominate employees for outstanding awards. Congratulations Carla Baum and Janie Matsantonis!
Shout Outs – Great Things Are Being Said About You!
You are making a difference and people around you notice it! Check out some letters we’ve received from residents and their families members as well as recognition from fellow employees!
The Lutheran Prayer Breakfast Registration Extended!
The Prayer Breakfast allows partnering Lutheran organizations to come together united in the faith. This year is particularly special as it marks 500 years since the Reformation. It is not too late to register for the Prayer Breakfast! Click the link below to register before the October 5 deadline.
Tech Talk Tuesday: Reply vs. Reply All
We look forward to Tech Tuesday when we receive helpful tips from our IT department. This past month was no different as we were reminded when to click Reply and Reply All with our email correspondence.
Have Your Say: 2017 LSS Employee Feedback Survey
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Employee Feedback Survey! This was a great opportunity to provide feedback and let your voice be heard. As an organization, we are continually striving for excellence and the feedback from the survey will help us improve!
Equifax Data Breach – No Evidence of impact to LSS data
We are pleased to report that Equifax has found no evidence that the cybersecurity incident impacted our employment verification data. If you have concerns, Equifax has a dedicated call center at 866.447.7559, and website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com to assist consumers.
Keep Peoria Beautiful names Lutheran Hillside Village a winner
Congratulations to Lutheran Hillside Village Senior Living Community in Peoria, Illinois. They were awarded the 2017 Orchid Maintenance Award for their beautiful landscaping and excellent condition of their 37-acre campus! A great thumbs up to you all!
Lenoir Woods senior living community opens 79 new apartments
Welcome new neighbors! Lenoir Woods Senior Living Community had a grand opening for their new Independent Living building – Edgewood. This new building is all part of the master plan for Lenoir Woods which next features a state-of-the-art wellness center.
What are Core Values? What are Christian Core Values?
Our Christian Core Values are the basis of how we as individuals and as an organization behave and interact with others. Trust us, as we talk about the Christian Core Values more and more, you’ll want to have them memorized … It might sur-prize you what knowing all five can get you!
Why You Need a Flu Shot
To help keep our senior residents and fellow co-workers healthy, it is important that all LSS employees receive an annual flu vaccination. Thank you to those who have already received your flu shot for this year. If you still need your flu shot, the remaining dates, times, and locations are listed using the link below.
Introducing our Christian Core Values, a Message from John Kotovsky
Core values underlie how an organization works, how people interact with each other, and which strategies are employed to fulfill the mission. At LSS, our core values are based on the example of Jesus, which is why we call them Christian Core Values. We’re going to be talking a lot more about our Christian Core Values as we move forward, but get an introduction here.