Samaritas

SERVING PEOPLE AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE LOVE OF CHRIST. WE CONNECT PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, EMPOWER THEM TO LIVE THEIR FULLEST LIFE POSSIBLE, AND CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATION.

SAMARITAS SENIOR LIVING OFFERS RETIREMENT LIVING FOR SENIORS WITH FIVE COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, SKILLED NURSING, MEMORY SUPPORT, AND REHABILITATION THERAPY OR HOME CARE SERVICES. OUR EXPERT CLINICAL TEAMS WILL HELP EVALUATE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHAT PROGRAM WILL BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING FOR THE MOST INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE. AS NEEDS CHANGE, SAMARITAS SENIOR LIVING HELPS GUIDE RESIDENTS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS OF CARE.OUR INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS IN GRAND RAPIDS, TRAVERSE CITY AND BLOOMFIELD HILLS, GIVE EVERY SENIOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE BEST OF EVERY DAY. FIND INSPIRATION IN AN ART OR MUSIC CLASS. ENJOY A COMPETITIVE GAME OF CARDS. GAIN NEW INSIGHT FROM A VISITING LECTURER. OR ENJOY A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN WITH NEIGHBORS. OUR RESIDENTS LIVE LIFE ON THEIR TERMS, ENJOYING WHAT THEY WANT, WHEN THEY WANT, AT SAMARITAS SENIOR LIVING. WHEN OUR RESIDENTS NEED INCREASED SUPPORTS, CATERED LIVING PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF ASSISTED LIVING IN OUR RESIDENTS' APARTMENT ALLOWING OUR RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME BUT HAVE THE SECURITY OF 24 HOUR CARE. SAMARITAS SENIOR LIVING OFFERS THREE COMMUNITIES FOR ASSISTED LIVING IN MICHIGAN - BLOOMFIELD HILLS, GRAND RAPIDS AND TRAVERSE CITY. EACH COMMUNITY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PERSONALIZED CARE TAILORED TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES. SAMARITAS ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING YOU MAXIMIZE YOUR INDEPENDENCE. WHETHER YOU NEED HELP WITH MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, BATHING, DRESSING OR TRANSPORTATION, OUR CARING TEAMS ARE THERE TO LEND A HAND. IN 2022, WE SERVED 463 RESIDENTS IN OUR INDEPENDENT/ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS. SAMARITAS SENIOR LIVING HAS THREE STATE-LICENSED SKILLED CARE COMMUNITIES, LOCATED IN CADILLAC, GRAND RAPIDS AND SAGINAW. EACH COMMUNITY FOCUSES ITS SERVICES IN THESE MAIN AREAS: SKILLED NURSING, MEMORY CARE, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND RESPITE CARE. RESIDENTS AT THESE COMMUNITIES RECEIVE 24-HOUR CARE SERVICES TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. WHETHER THE GOAL IS TO RETURN HOME FOLLOWING A REHABILITATION STAY OR TO HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENCE, SAMARITAS SKILLED CARE COMMUNITIES WILL DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN CUSTOM FOR OUR RESIDENT. FOR SENIORS WHO REQUIRE CONTINUOUS NURSING CARE, OUR SKILLED NURSES IN GRAND RAPIDS, CADILLAC AND SAGINAW PROVIDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE WITH THE ASSURANCE OF CARE FROM OUR LICENSED STAFF MEMBERS. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, THE HARBOR PROVIDES A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE LODGE. THE HARBOR HAS SPECIALIZED CAREGIVERS WHO ARE TRAINED TO WORK WITH ONE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. REHABILITATION RESIDENTS ARE EMPOWERED TO RETURN HOME IN A TIMELY AND SUCCESSFUL MANNER. ONCE RETURNING HOME, OUTPATIENT SERVICES ENSURE SMOOTH TRANSITIONS HOME AND CONTINUED EVALUATION AND TREATMENT. IN 2022, WE SERVED 697 RESIDENTS IN OUR SKILLED NURSING COMMUNITIES.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - IN 2022, WE SERVED 61 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL/INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (DD/ID) INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, DOWN SYNDROME, MENTAL ILLNESS AND OTHER DD/ID DIAGNOSES. THIS SUPPORT IS ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING A LICENSED HOME AND CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS OR BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT SERVICES IN A PERSON'S OWN HOME. WE HAVE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE THESE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. WE ALSO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE WITHIN THEIR OWN HOMES. BY WORKING WITH CLIENTS ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE FIRST-HAND WHEN THEY HAVE PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL/ MENTAL DETERIORATION AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES SO INDEPENDENCE ISN'T THREATENED. WE ALSO WORK ON SKILL-BUILDING WITH CLIENTS TO IMPROVE ADLS, SOCIALIZATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COMMUNITY SKILLS. WE INTEGRATE OUR CLIENTS INTO LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO BE AMONG OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOOSING. AFFORDABLE HOUSING - SAMARITAS MANAGES 15 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES; WHERE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) BASED ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY. THIRTEEN OF THESE HOUSING COMMUNITIES SERVE SENIOR ADULTS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY; TWO SERVE FAMILIES; AND ONE SERVES PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS CAPABLE OF LIVING INDEPENDENTLY WITH OR WITHOUT A LIVE-IN AIDE. FOR PEOPLE ON A FIXED INCOME, WITH LOW OR NO INCOME, SAMARITAS OFFERS AFFORDABLE LIVING IN MICHIGAN THANKS TO OUR HUD-SUBSIDIZED COMMUNITIES. EACH COMMUNITY FEATURES ITS OWN UNIQUE BLEND OF RESIDENCES, AMENITIES, PROGRAMS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES. SO OUR RESIDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A PART OF A TRUE COMMUNITY WITH FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS AND CARING STAFF THAT BECOME LIKE FAMILY. THERE IS NEVER A DULL MOMENT AT SAMARITAS AFFORDABLE LIVING BECAUSE RESIDENTS ENJOY AN ABUNDANCE OF ACTIVITIES THAT RANGE FROM FUN TO EDUCATIONAL AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. IN 2022, SAMARITAS SERVED 1,499 RESIDENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENTS. THE PROPERTIES CONTINUE TO PERFORM HIGH ON ALL HUD REVIEWS, ACHIEVING AN AVERAGE REAC SCORE OF 96%, DEMONSTRATING SAMARITAS' COMMITMENT TO A HIGH STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE.

SAMARITAS HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SINCE 1934. WE ARE THE LARGEST PRIVATE FOSTER CARE ORGANIZATION IN MICHIGAN, WITH SIX REGIONAL CENTERS IN THE LOWER PENINSULA. FOSTER CARE IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME BECAUSE OF RISK OF NEGLECT OR ABUSE. FOSTER FAMILIES PROVIDE 24-HOUR CARE TO CHILDREN AND HELP BIRTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN WORK TOWARDS FAMILY REUNIFICATION. SAMARITAS STAFF PROVIDE SUPPORT, AND THE LOCAL FAMILY COURT REVIEWS PROGRESS REGULARLY. OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR DESIRE TO HELP FOSTER FAMILIES CREATE A BETTER LIFE FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. IN 2022, SAMARITAS SERVED 1,016 DOMESTIC YOUTH IN OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. 95% OF OUR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE HAD 2 OR FEWER PLACEMENTS IN FOSTER HOMES. ACHIEVING PERMANENCY IS CRITICAL FOR THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO A PARENT/FAMILY MEMBER, AND 69% OF OUR YOUTH WERE PLACED FOR ADOPTION WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF ENTERING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, OUT-PERFORMING THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BENCHMARK OF 36%. IN ADDITION TO DOMESTIC FOSTER CARE, SAMARITAS' REFUGEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH WHO FLEE FROM WAR, VIOLENCE OR PERSECUTION IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES. BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE UNITED STATES, THEY'VE BEEN SEPARATED FROM AND OFTEN LOST CONTACT WITH PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAN CARE FOR THEM AND HAVE OFTEN SUFFERED GREAT TRAUMAS AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN 18 YEARS OLD. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES FOR REFUGEE YOUTH. MOST YOUTH ARE PLACED IN LOCAL FOSTER HOMES TO PROVIDE THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS IDEAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. AS YOUTH MATURE AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE, THEY OFTEN GRADUATE TO A "RENT-A-ROOM" HOME, PROVIDING LESS SUPERVISION AND MORE GENERAL GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW TO LIVE ON THEIR OWN. MANY YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM MAY BE MATCHED WITH A MENTOR, WHO WILL BE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AND HELP THEM ADJUST TO THE CUSTOMS AND CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. MANY YOUTH ALSO HAVE A TUTOR WHO HELPS THEM LEARN IN A NEW EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND DEVELOP POSITIVE STUDY HABITS.THROUGH SAMARITAS' FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS, WE SEEK TO GUIDE PARENTS TOWARD CREATING A SATISFYING, NURTURING HOME LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY, TO KEEP CHILDREN IN THEIR NATURAL SETTING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS. SAMARITAS PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THROUGH OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS. FOCUSED ON THE STRENGTHS OF THE FAMILY, WE GUIDE FAMILIES TOWARD KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOME. 687 FAMILIES WERE SERVED BY THESE PROGRAM IN 2022, OF WHICH OVER 90% OF CHILDREN REMAINED IN THEIR HOME OR A RELATIVE PLACEMENT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER THE INTERVENTION. THROUGH SAMARITAS' ADOPTION PROGRAM - LUTHERAN ADOPTION SERVICES (LAS) - WE HELP A CHILD FIND A "LIFE-LONG LOVING FAMILY." EVERY CHILD NEEDS LOVE, SHELTER AND GUIDANCE. THESE MOST BASIC OF PROVISIONS ARE MISSING FOR SOME CHILDREN, AND THE OLDER THE CHILD, THE DIRER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COME FROM AN ABUSIVE OR NEGLECTFUL SITUATION. IN 2022, LAS FACILITATED ADOPTIONS FOR 269 YOUTH.

SAMARITAS' NEW AMERICAN SERVICES HELP NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES NAVIGATE THEIR CONFUSING AND SOMETIMES SCARY FIRST MONTHS IN THE UNITED STATES. AS THE LARGEST REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE AND FOURTH LARGEST IN THE NATION, SAMARITAS HAS RESETTLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. SAMARITAS HAS BEEN THE MICHIGAN AFFILIATE OF LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE (LIRS) SINCE THE 1950S. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT (R&P) PROGRAM, SAMARITAS PROVIDES NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES WITH THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BEGIN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND TAKE STEPS TOWARD BECOMING U.S. CITIZENS. SAMARITAS PROVIDES EACH REFUGEE WITH THE SUPPORT TO OBTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND BECOME CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ARRIVAL.OUR NEW AMERICAN PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP OF REFUGEES AND ASSISTANCE WITH RESETTLEMENT AND JOB PLACEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIRS. RESETTLEMENT SERVICES PROVIDE CORE SERVICES SUCH AS RECEPTION, HOUSING PLACEMENT, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR 90 DAYS. AFTER RESETTLEMENT, THE FOCUS IS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AT 180 DAYS WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES FIND THEIR FIRST JOB AND RETAIN IT, THROUGH THE FEDERAL MATCH GRANT PROGRAM. IN 2022, SAMARITAS SETTLED 1,106 REFUGEES AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 3,404 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR NEW AMERICAN SERVICES.SAMARITAS PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES TO THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH THE IMPACT OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. OUR SUD TREATMENT MODEL INCLUDES: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY COACHING FOR ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. WE ARE, NOW MORE THAN EVER, COMMITTED TO COMBATING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. IN 2022, SAMARITAS SERVED 1,002 PERSONS IN THE PROGRAM.SAMARITAS' BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS CONSIST OF HOME-BASED SERVICES AND TRAUMA ASSESSMENT SERVICES. ALL OF OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO USE PERSON CENTERED PLANNING TO KEEP THE CHILD IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE HOME ENVIRONMENT. IN 2022, SAMARITAS SERVED 151 PERSONS IN OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. THE SAMARITAS FAMILY CENTER WESTLAND PROVIDES SHELTER SERVICES FOR FAMILIES, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF SAMARITAS AND WAYNE COUNTY. WE WELCOME: TWO-PARENT FAMILIES, SINGLE MOTHERS OR FATHERS WITH CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN, WHO ARE HOMELESS IN WAYNE COUNTY. THE CENTER CAN SERVE UP TO 108 PERSONS IN 23 ROOMS AT ONE TIME, AND INCLUDES A FULL TIME CHILDCARE CENTER. THE TEFAP PROVIDES COMMODITY FOODS TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND IN THE DOWNRIVER AREAS. THE FAMILY CENTER IS FOCUSED ON HELPING FAMILIES ENGAGE IN THE MANY SERVICES OFFERED IN ORDER TO LEAVE THE CENTER WITH A PERMANENT HOUSING OPTION. IN 2022, THE FAMILY CENTER PROVIDED 59 FAMILIES (233 INDIVIDUALS) WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING. OF THOSE EXITING THE CENTER, 67% MAINTAINED OR INCREASED THEIR INCOME AND 73% EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.