Partner with Community Care
With Lincoln Lutheran of Racine, Community Care has a like-minded partner who is deeply committed to serving older adults with dignity, compassion and quality. Lincoln Lutheran provides a continuum of services to seniors, from community-based services to assisted living to skilled nursing care.

“At whatever point someone accesses us, we want to continue to work with them as their needs change,” says Ellen Mutter, Lincoln Lutheran Community Outreach Leader. “The majority of our Adult Day Services clients live at home with a caregiver. They really benefit from our services.”

Community Care and Lincoln Lutheran work closely for the Community Care participants who attend Adult Day Services at its center at 2000 Domanik Drive in Racine. Older adults come to the center for health care monitoring, medication administration, personal care, therapy, a meal and the opportunity to spend time with their peers. This service provides caregivers with a much-needed break from their caregiving responsibilities.

In addition to the care, participants in Adult Day Services enjoy outings to the museum, library and park, as well as bus rides through downtown Racine. They also enjoy activities at the center, including crafts and entertainment.

For more information about Adult Day Services, call 262.637.6531.

Lincoln Lutheran is a social ministry organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. It has served older adults in Racine for more than 50 years. Through the years, it has developed some very unique programs. Its Skill Bank uses the knowledge, skills and talents of adults, primarily 60 years and older to help other older adults in the community. Currently there are more than 85 seniors in the community with a skill or talent made available to others through the Skill Bank. The Skill Bank matches those requesting services to the workers for tasks such as sewing, baking, plumbing or cleaning gutters. “These are people who want to contribute,” says Ellen. “They know that their rates will need to be greatly reduced to be affordable to the seniors.”

Recently the daughter of an older man called the Skill Bank. Her dad needed someone to visit him, she said. “We had just had a gentleman call who wanted to do friendly visiting. We got them together and it turned out that they had been in the same division in World War II. They really connected because of their shared experiences.”

Another interesting program is the Harmony Club. It is similar to Adult Day Services but without the medical component. It provides companionship, activities and a nutritional lunch for someone who may be suffering from memory loss, Parkinson’s, limitations due to a stroke or other issues that leave them unable to stay alone. It offers caregivers up to six hours of free time.