Hammer is a nonprofit organization with a passion for providing quality services for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. Founded in 1923 by Alvina Hammer, it was one of only two Minnesota organizations at that time to offer people with disabilities the opportunity to thrive in a school and home setting. 90 years later, our mission remains true to Miss Hammer’s founding vision. We are a community of people who respect the individual’s abilities, whose collective spirit makes dreams come true and whose innovations continue to lead the way.

We are the leading provider of lifestyle, homes, healthcare and rehabilitative services for older adults and own, operate, and manage senior living communities in the Twin Cities. Our Mission guides our creativity and innovation as we seek opportunities to build programs, service offerings, and residences in the future. Some of our meaningful collaborations include our Dental Clinic, Music & Memory, and being a Struther's Parkinson's Care Network partner. Our Dental Clinic received national recognition with a 2016 Leading Age Innovation Award and honors Walker Methodist’s dedication to providing high-quality geriatric dental care, as well as training healthcare professionals in geriatric dentistry.

WHO WE ARE The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) is an independent, nonprofit organization that drives high-value health care through stakeholder collaboration and targeted quality improvement initiatives. HCIF supports the vision of a responsive, coordinated health care delivery system that fulfills the needs of patients and consumers, and achieves better health. Based in Philadelphia, HCIF was founded in 1980. Since its inception, HCIF has been recognized as an outstanding example of how advances in quality care can be achieved through large-scale collaboration. OUR APPROACH HCIF’s approach to quality improvement is based on the core value that collaboration at the local level is the key to effective and sustained quality improvement. Our experience provides evidence that by working together with peers, participating organizations and clinicians will accelerate their improvement strategies farther and faster than by working on their own. STAFF AND EXPERIENCE HCIF maintains a staff of ten professionals with a wide range of strengths and experiences including project management, team facilitation, strategy development, measurement and analytics, and program evaluation. Program participants have described HCIF staff as trusted partners, skilled at building relationships and recognizing and leveraging the contributions of collaborative members.

A family owned organization, Mary T. Inc. has been providing services to senior communities and persons with disabilities through affordable rental housing, senior apartments, assisted livingand memory care, outpatient therapy & wellness center, hospice, and home health care. We are a person-centered organization: the person who receives our services is the nucleus of our team. People are treated with the same dignity, respect and understanding that we expect for ourselves. We strive to partner with our community and to demonstrate to the community that we are a professional organization that is cooperative, philanthropic, and growth-oriented, with an open process approach to problem solving. We value diverse voices and the integration and inclusion of people with different abilities. It is our responsibility at all times to display a high standard of business ethics, fiscal and social responsibility, and resource utilization in all situations. Mary T. Inc. is committed to providing quality, personalized services to creatively meet the unique and evolving needs of people. We invest our resources to best serve our customers, community, and the people of Mary T. Inc. We are proud to be affiliated with Camilia Rose Care Center, a family owned nursing facility in Coon Rapids, MN. Camilia Rose offers a variety of services and activities including short and long term care, therapy, specialized units for rehabilitation and dementia, therapeutic recreation programs and an adult day program.

Founded in 1897, Bethesda has a rich history of serving seniors in Kandiyohi County and the surrounding area. Our Mission is to create quality health, housing and home-based choices primarily for older adults with the goal of helping those served live an active, healthy and high quality of life. Our vision is to invite residents into our senior living community, not just to live with us, but also to thrive with us. Bethesda is always evolving to meet the needs of our community and has been forward thinking when planning for the future. We are a leader in the field and the only organization of our kind in the rural west central Minnesota area offering a full continuum of senior health solutions including: • Long-term care • Senior and assisted living for older adults •Income based senior housing funded through HUD • Home health care • Adult day services •Transitional and outpatient therapy/rehabilitation (physical, speech, occupational) •Wellness center and warm water therapy pool for those 50 years of age and older Daily, Bethesda serves approximately 700 people in our community through our full continuum of care. We operate a senior care transportation program that offers 500+ individuals in the Bethesda community the opportunity to easily accessible transportation for medical appointments and social outings. Bethesda also provides free support groups for caregivers and those dealing with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and general care-giving concerns, thus providing the whole community with a better understanding of how to help older adults in need. We rely on our 450 employees, 100 volunteers, residents, family members and community to share the heartfelt belief that each and every senior has value, is deserving of respect, and has a lifelong need to be independent, creative, productive and useful.

The mission of the Lutheran Home of Good Shepherd shall be to provide, in the name of Christ, high-quality long-term care and other services and programs which address the needs of the senior citizen and special needs individuals. At Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, our guiding principle is to provide outstanding and innovative healthcare in an environment that stresses the importance of the individual and family. Our staff of dedicated professionals embodies the values that we cherish most – a nurturing spirit and a commitment to quality. We welcome you to visit and tour Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd soon. If you are interested in a tour of our facility or interested in joining our staff, please call us or click on our website link below.

Founded in 1980, Homeward Bound, Inc. has helped more than 150,000 people move toward sobriety. Now serving 18 counties in North Texas and 9 counties in Far West Texas, we are the largest and one of the oldest and most respected not-for-profit substance abuse and mental health treatment agencies in Texas. A large part of our mission has always been to divert people from going to jail or prison. Our founder and executive director, Douglas W. Denton, designed and operated the first jail diversion program in Texas – and one of the first in the nation. Homeward Bound, Inc. is the go-to resource for judges, attorneys, probation officers, public hospital emergency rooms, law enforcement officers, and a lot of the surrounding community. We provide intensive residential treatment on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week basis. Each client is assigned to a licensed counselor and a treatment team that manages treatment every step of the way – from detox to residential treatment to outpatient counseling - to support re-entry to the outside world. We give clients the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual help they need to move to a full, healthy life. Twelve-step programs and peer counseling are integral parts of treatment. We also provide training for professionals seeking to maintain their licenses through continuing education and for people beginning their training as addiction specialists. We accept private insurance, and we have federal, state, and private foundation grant funding to cover people who cannot pay for treatment. Se habla español: Varios miembros de nuestro personal hablan español con fluidez, y ofrecemos un programa completo de idioma español en nuestras instalaciones en El Paso.

PSLO is a long-term health care management company. Our Mission: Providing all necessary resources and support to our Partners In Care so that exceptional health care is received by seniors in an environment where dignity, privacy and quality of care are second to none.

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was created in 1965 as a public nonprofit to help Vermonters plan and pay for education or training beyond high school. We provide the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan; career and college information and counseling; state grants for full-time, part-time, and nondegree study; dozens of public and private scholarships; and the Vermont Advantage student education loan.

ElderCare of Minnesota, Inc. is a hospital & health care company based out of 920 4th St SE, Little Falls, MN, United States.

We are a faith-based, non-profit home health and hospice agency in Minnesota. Triniti Home Health & Hospice is jointly owned by Guardian Angels Senior Services of Elk River and Cassia, an Augustana/Elim affiliation. From the comforting care we provide in hospice, to the restorative focus we have in home health care, our synergistic teams set us apart from other agencies. Triniti Home Health & Hospice employs a community of health care professionals consisting of nurses, social workers, therapists, chaplains, music therapists, massage therapists, volunteers, and more. Whether you or your loved one is looking for care, our compassionate team is equipped to handle a variety of needs. We serve people in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright counties, as well as eastern Stearns, Benton, McLeod and Meeker counties in Minnesota. We are proud to have a continuously high recommended rate for both home health and hospice services according to a national survey.

Our agency began providing services for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) in 1992. Over the years we have grown from serving a handful of individuals with PWS to serving a variety of diagnoses, among them, Autism, Down's Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and we have become a well known and respected provider in the Prader-Willi community. We currently have 16 residential homes in Buffalo, Monticello, Cokato, as well as all around the Metro area. We also provide in home services for individuals and families in many of these areas. Each home has a maximum of four residents. When establishing a home, we attempt to match the residents according to their abilities, interests, and personalities. Each home is structured according to the needs of the people living in it. Dignity and respect are given to the needs, values, and characteristics of these individuals and their families. Eight of our 16 homes are currently restricted to people with PWS or moderate PWS symptoms. In these homes we provide a highly structured plan, which involves prescribed diets and tailored exercise and weight management plans. AME provides a membership at a local health club for each home. Residents are rewarded for participation in the exercise program. Our staff is trained to deal with challenging behaviors, meet medical needs, and foster a friendly and supportive living environment. We focus on positive behavior management and programing. AME provides consultation and training to other agencies and individuals. Our services are initiated through referrals from County Case Management and funded by the Home and Community Based Waiver Program. Visit our website listed below for further information about employment opportunities or placement.