SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES INC
161 ST ANTHONY AVENUE NO 825, ST PAUL, MN 55103 www.seniorcarecommunities.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PRIMARY MISSION OF SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES, INC. IS TO HOUSE AND CARE FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS INCLUDING RENTAL APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING, LONG TERM NURSING, REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND MEMORY CARE UNITS. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR RESIDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMMING, PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING OF CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS.

TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN QUALITY AGED, HANDICAPPED, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING AND SERVICES.

SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES, INC.'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO HOUSE AND CARE FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING RENTAL APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING, LONG TERM SKILLED NURSING, REHABILITATION FACILITIES, AND MEMORY CARE UNITS. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SERVING ITS RESIDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMMING, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FUNDING FOR CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS. IN KEEPING WITH THAT MISSION, SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE WITH THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES: THE WOODBURY SENIOR LIVING CAMPUS IN WOODBURY, MINNESOTA INCLUDES WOODBURY VILLA, A 75 UNIT INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY; WOODBURY ESTATES, A 64 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY; AND WOODBURY HEALTH CARE CENTER, A 155-BED LICENSED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. IN 2019, WOODBURY HEALTHCARE CENTER PROVIDED CARE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 135 RESIDENTS PER DAY, APPROXIMATELY 61% OF WHICH WERE IN THE LOW-INCOME CATEGORY, AS DEFINED BY THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE FACILITY HAS 40 TRANSITIONAL CARE BEDS AVAILABLE, 12 OF WHICH ARE TRANSITIONAL CARE SUITES. IT ALSO HAS 52 MEMORY CARE BEDS. TRANSITIONAL CARE FOCUSES ON HIGHER ACUITY RESIDENTS REQUIRING INTENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES. IN 2019, THE FACILITY AVERAGED 36.2 TRANSITIONAL CARE RESIDENTS PER DAY. THE SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE IN THE TCU HELP THEM TO RETURN TO HOME OR TO A SETTING IN WHICH THEY CAN BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE. WOODBURY VILLA HOUSED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 73 RESIDENTS PER DAY IN 2019, WITH AN ESTIMATED 43% OF THE TENANTS IN THE LOW-INCOME CATEGORY. WOODBURY ESTATES HOUSED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 61 TENANTS PER DAY. 11 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ARE INCLUDED.BIRCHWOOD SENIOR LIVING CAMPUS IN FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA INCLUDES BIRCHWOOD ARBORS, A 46 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY AND BIRCHWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER, A 100-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY.IN 2019, BIRCHWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER CARED FOR AN AVERAGE OF 85 RESIDENTS PER DAY WITH OVER 68% OF THAT POPULATION IN THE LOW-INCOME CATEGORY. THE PROPERTY HAS A 20-BED REHABILITATION UNIT AND A 32-BED MEMORY CARE UNIT. BIRCHWOOD ARBORS HOUSED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 43 RESIDENTS PER DAY WITH AN ESTIMATED 63% IN THE LOW-INCOME CATEGORY. PROVIDENCE PLACE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA IS A 190-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. IN 2019, PROVIDENCE PLACE PROVIDED CARE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 171 RESIDENTS PER DAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 68% OF THE POPULATION IN THE LOW-INCOME CATEGORY. THE 34-BED TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT (TCU), WHICH FOCUSES ON HIGHER ACUITY RESIDENTS REQUIRING INTENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AVERAGED 23.9 RESIDENTS PER DAY. THE SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE IN THE TCU HELP THEM TO RETURN TO HOME OR TO A SETTING IN WHICH THEY CAN BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE. THE PROPERTY ALSO HAS TWO UNITS DEDICATED TO MEMORY CARE, ONE OF WHICH IS AN ALL FEMALE UNIT. THE WATERS OF HIGHLAND PARK IS AN 84-UNIT SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY WITH 54 SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS AND 30 APARTMENTS DEDICATED TO MEMORY AND ENHANCED CARE. THE COMMUNITY WAS AT 97.6 % OCCUPANCY AS OF 12/31/2019. THIS COMMUNITY HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON HOSPITALITY AND A WHOLE-PERSON CENTERED APPROACH TO WELLNESS. THE WATERS OF HIGHLAND PARK OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES, INC. HAS VERY ACTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AT EACH OF ITS PROPERTIES. OVER 235 INDIVIDUALS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 5,674 HOURS OF SERVICE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. VOLUNTEERS PERFORM MANY VALUABLE SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS AT SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES PROPERTIES. UPON VISITING A PROPERTY, ONE WOULD SEE VOLUNTEERS PLAYING GAMES WITH RESIDENTS, READING TO RESIDENTS, HOSTING ICE CREAM SOCIALS, SINGING OR PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TAKING RESIDENTS ON OUTINGS, AND PARTICIPATING IN MANY OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS OFTEN ESCORT NEW RESIDENTS TO THE DINING ROOM FOR THEIR FIRST MEAL IN A NEW SETTING AND HELP THEM BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH OTHER RESIDENTS. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES, INC. IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SERVICES THAT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE. MANY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS ARE ON CAMPUS PROVIDING EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES ON A REGULAR BASIS, FULFILLING SCC'S COMMITMENT TO INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THESE DONATED SERVICES HELP TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF PERSONALIZED ATTENTION, AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO THE ENERGY AND INTEREST OF COMMUNITY YOUTH. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE WELLBEING OF RESIDENTS. STAFF CAREFULLY CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO EXPAND GENERAL FITNESS, STRENGTH, AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH MOVEMENT AND BREATHING CLASSES LED BY CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. PROFESSIONALS LEAD RESIDENTS THROUGH MEDITATION, STORYTELLING, AND OTHER EXPERIENCES TO ASSIST THEM IN GAINING PEACE, RELAXATION, AND PERSPECTIVES WHICH SUPPORT AND EXPAND THEIR CURRENT LIFESTYLE. SEVERAL PROPERTIES ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN GROWING FRESH VEGETABLES UTILIZING INDOOR TOWER GARDENS WITH HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO UTILIZED TO SUPPORT SENSORY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING. THE OSBORN CLOSED CABLE SYSTEM DELIVERS COMMUNICATION UPDATES AND EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS AND THE C.A.R.E CHANNEL OFFERS A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF VIDEOS CAPTURING NATURE SCENES COMBINED WITH RELAXING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.CONTEMPLATIVE ART MEDIUMS SUCH AS MOSAIC GLASS ART, SCULPTURE, WATERCOLOR, AND PERSONAL COLLAGE CREATION ARE FACILITATED BY TALENTED ARTISTS FROM THE TWIN CITIES ART COMMUNITY. CONTEMPLATIVE ART ACTIVITIES OFTEN BRING HEALING, MEANING, AND ACCEPTANCE TO THE LIFE STAGE THROUGH WHICH RESIDENTS ARE NAVIGATING. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES ALSO SPONSORS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WOODBURY SENIOR LIVING HOSTED "WOMEN, ARTS, AND AGING" IN 2019, A PUBLIC EVENT FEATURING A PRESENTATION BY A LOCAL ARTIST AND GERONTOLOGIST.CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPISTS LEAD PURPOSEFUL AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WITH RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE LINKS TO MEMORIES, IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY, AND ENTERTAINMENT. ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRUMMING INCLUDE MOVEMENT, SENSORY ACTIVATION, AND A SENSE OF CONNECTION TO OTHERS. THE EMPHASIS ON MUSIC AND THE ARTS AS AN AVENUE TO STIMULATE BRAIN FUNCTION HAS BEEN BUILT AROUND EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH ON AGING AND DEMENTIA.SCC'S NURSING STAFF, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A HIGHLY TRAINED DOCTORAL NURSE AND OTHERS WITH CERTIFICATIONS IN INTEGRATIVE THERAPY, HAVE TRAINED STAFF ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES. WITH THIS MENTORING, STAFF ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE HEALING MODALITIES WITH RESIDENTS SUCH AS MASSAGE, AROMATHERAPY, IMAGERY AND VISUALIZATION, AND MEDITATION. STAFF ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THESE PRACTICES AS THEY ADMINISTERED BY THE LEAD INTEGRATIVE CARE TEAM MEMBERS. THIS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INSURES THAT STAFF DEVELOP APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUE OF THIS PROMISING STANDARD OF CARE IN ADDRESSING PAIN, NAUSEA AND ANXIETY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES RECOGNIZES AND IS COMMITTED TO THE SPIRITUAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ALL ITS RESIDENTS AND TEAM MEMBERS. SENIOR CARE COMMUNITIES PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CHAPLAINS AT ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES. CHAPLAINS PROVIDE VISITATION, WORSHIP, AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. IN EACH PROPERTY, WEEKLY NON-DENOMINATIONAL WORSHIP SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THE BOARD ALSO PROVIDES STIPENDS FOR CATHOLIC PARISHES TO PROVIDE PRIESTS FOR MASS. IN EACH PROPERTY SETTING SEVERAL FAITH COMMUNITIES PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEKLY PROGRAMMING THAT IS INNOVATIVE AND RELATIONAL. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE: WISDOM/LEGACY CIRCLES, BIBLE STUDIES, HYMN SINGING, INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IN EACH PROPERTY OUR SPIRITUAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE TO SUPPORT BOTH RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES.

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