Skilled Nursing Care at
Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph’s Bluffs

What We Offer

At Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph’s Bluffs, we employ a person-centered philosophy of care. That means our staff members dedicate themselves to customizing the care experience to the wishes and needs of each individual resident.

Far from the sterile, clinical trappings of traditional nursing homes, our community is committed to creating real homes for our residents. Here, we build environments specially designed to suit the needs of older adults and create flexible staff schedules to better fit the rhythms and routines of each person we serve. It’s all part of our dedication to cherishing our residents as the unique individuals they are.

Skilled Nursing Households

Specifically designed around spaces where daily life happens, St. Joseph’s Bluffs skilled nursing households are smaller settings for just 12-14 residents each. The households are modeled after a real family home, and staffed by specially trained teams of flexible caregivers.

Here, the emphasis is on the social experience, with shared living rooms, daily group activities, and family-style meals prepared on-site in the heart of each household — the warm, inviting kitchen. The result is a close-knit community with a real family feel.

Skilled Nursing Care Center

Heisinger Bluffs offers a more traditional neighborhood-style skilled nursing care center. Here, you’ll find the same person-centered philosophy of care, dedicated staff, and beautiful surroundings, but with a greater emphasis on privacy and personal space.

Services and Amenities

Both of our Skilled Nursing environments offer all the comforts of home, plus so much more.

We offer:

• Private and companion rooms at Heisinger Bluffs; private rooms and companion suites at St. Joseph’s Bluffs.
• Exceptional 24-hour health care, including a state-of-the-art therapy department.
• Three meals prepared daily.
• Warm, comfortable surroundings.
• A neighborhood market, a spa, and a hair salon/barber shop, all located just steps away.
• Medication assistance.
• A wireless urgent call system.
• Housekeeping and laundry services.
• A full calendar of recreational, educational, and spiritual programs.

For your comfort and convenience, physical, occupational, and speech therapies are available on-site through our REACH Wellness program. Personal care programs are available and tailored to meet your individual needs.

Personal care programs are available and tailored to meet your individual needs.

Our Promise To You

Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph’s Bluffs are part of Lutheran Senior Services, one of the largest not-for-profit senior care networks of its kind in the country. Our goal is to create the highest quality Continuing Care Retirement Communities possible, with a full array of personalized features to customize the retirement living experience for each person. Here, we honor and cherish people of all faiths, respecting their beliefs and helping them stay in touch with their personal faith practices.

We look forward to showing you our beautiful campus here in Jefferson City. At Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph’s Bluffs, we’re more than a retirement home — we’re a community of close friends.

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Our Staff

Greetings!

Welcome to Heisinger Bluffs and St. Joseph's Bluffs! We offer seniors an active lifestyle and the peace of mind that comes with knowing that help is available if you need it. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, our personal services and on-site conveniences allow you to lead a maintenance-free lifestyle. We are the only community in Jefferson City offering a range of services from independent living apartment homes to comprehensive skilled nursing care. When you arrive at Heisinger Bluffs and St. Joseph's Bluffs, you’ll feel right at home.

As part of the Lutheran Senior Services family of communities, we combine a faith-based approach and a respect and dignity for all who call Heisinger Bluffs home. Whether you or your loved one is looking for a maintenance-free, independent living apartmentor requires varying stages of assistance, our senior living communities are the best choice. Please contact us with questions or to set up a time to visit. We look forward to meeting you!

Sherry King
Executive Director

Members of our Team

Sherry King
Executive Director
ph 573.634.5042, x2603

As Executive Director for Heisinger Bluffs and St. Joseph’s Bluffs, Sherry King has 30 years of long-term care experience. She joined Lutheran Senior Services in 2000 after serving in a variety of senior living positions. Sherry attended Northeast Missouri State University. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband and enjoys being a grandmother to one grandson and surrogate grandmother to her two grandnieces and one grandnephew.

Grace Hoffmann
Administrator of Independent Living
ph 573.634.5042, x2602

The administrator of independent living and senior living counselor of Heisinger Bluffs, Grace Hoffmann has more than 36 years of experience in senior care. She joined Lutheran Senior Services in 2004 after working in a variety of senior living administrative positions. She and her husband live in the Jefferson City area.

Mary Simpson
Director of Dining Services
ph 573.634.5042, x2516

With Lutheran Senior Services since 2006, Director of Dining Services at Heisinger Bluffs Mary Simpson worked for 32 years as a general manager in the restaurant industry. She enjoys bringing a new perspective to dining services. Mary lives in Jefferson City with her husband of 35 years. She has 3 children and 5 grandchildren who all live in the area.

Rev. James Mueller
Chaplain
ph 573.634.5042, x2606

The chaplain at Heisinger Bluffs and St. Joseph's Bluffs since 2008, Rev. James (Jim) Mueller entered the seminary at Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis in 2003 and completed his Master of Divinity Studies in 2008. He completed his vicarage at Laclede Groves senior living community in St. Louis from 2006 to 2007. Before entering the seminary, Jim was a farmer and greenhouse operator in southeast Missouri. Jim lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Cindy. They have two grown children, Anna and Jacob.

Giving

Volunteering:
Giving A Gift of Time

At Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph's Bluffs, service-minded individuals find many opportunities to give of their time and talents. We match each volunteer with residents and their families depending upon skills, interests, and availability.

Volunteering can include any number of activities, including:

• Clerical work
• Assistance with resident activities
• Support for special events and fundraisers

If you are interested in volunteering at Heisinger Bluffs & St. Joseph's Bluffs, click here to email our volunteer coordinator.

Stewardship:
Giving a Gift of Treasure

Lutheran Senior Services is a not-for-profit organization that is built on financial stability and sound stewardship. We invite you to share our mission of serving seniors at Heisinger Bluffs & St. Josephs' Bluffs by making a gift that will advance our Christian mission of honoring and cherishing those we serve. Your gift will be used to directly help people.

Make your legacy part of the Lutheran Senior Services legacy. Select a specific area for your gift or make a gift to the area of greatest need. You may give now, or contact our gift consultant for free and confidential advice about how your gift can help others.

Click here to make a donation online using our secure online system powered by E-Service.

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Ron Freiburghaus
Director of Stewardship
ph 573.634.5042, x2513

Director of Stewardship Ron Freiburghaus is committed to building the benevolent care endowment for residents who have outlived their resources. With 20 years of experience in fund development and estate planning at organizations such as Yale University, Missouri State Teachers Foundation and the University of Missouri, Ron holds a bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Missouri. He works closely with volunteers and residents to offer wonderful opportunities to experience the joy of giving. Many of the financial options he proposes provide tax-advantaged, fixed income for life at an attractive rate of return or do not involve current assets. His wife, Mary, is an advanced practice nurse at the Cosmopolitan Diabetes Center at University Hospital.

Giving Opportunities

Benevolent Care
Contributions to our Benevolent Care Fund endow future financial assistance for residents who have exhausted their financial resources and are no longer able to afford service at their care level.

Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan donors support residents who are currently in need of additional funding to maintain their present level of care.

Christ Care
Donations to the Christ Care Fund help provide relief for Lutheran Senior Services staff members who are experiencing emergency financial needs.

Christian Artwork
Donors to the Christian Artwork fund help to purchase inspirational decorations for LSS communities, adding to a feeling of home for our residents.

The Heisinger Hope Foundation
When you support the Heisinger Hope Foundation, you support the residents and staff of Heisinger Bluffs. The Foundation consists of volunteers who are passionate about providing the best possible environments and care for older adults in the Jefferson City area.

Pastoral Care
Supporting Pastoral Care aids the efforts of our specially trained chaplains. The Pastoral Care team provides comfort and spiritual guidance to our residents, families and staff.

Staff Scholarships
Donations to the staff scholarships assist with educational opportunities that keep staff throughout the Lutheran Senior Services organization current on the most advanced methods for caring for and supporting seniors.

Area of Greatest Need
Your unrestricted gift will go directly to the area of greatest need.

Other Designated Area

Moving In

Making the move to a senior living community is an investment in your own peace of mind. Our health services counselor is always ready to help you explore your options.

Pricing

Costs for skilled nursing are assessed on a daily basis. For specific pricing, contact our health services counselor by calling 573.644.6352 or by email.