REACH Short Stay at Hidden Lake
It’s a comprehensive approach to recovery and rehabilitation following a qualifying hospital stay. It’s teamwork dedicated to maximizing your ability. And it’s right here at Hidden Lake. Our REACH Short Stay neighborhood is the optimal setting for REACHing your potential in an environment where you can work hard and rest well. Here, you can actively progress toward increased capability and strength. Our experienced team will work with you and your family to define your goals and prepare a personalized plan of action.
Call 314.292.7504 or e-mail us today to learn more!
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What We Offer
REACH Short Stay at Hidden Lake offers all the comforts of home, plus so much more. Our rooms are located amidst comfortable surroundings, including living rooms, green spaces with privacy fences, and dining areas. A spa and beauty/barber shop are also available.
Amenities
- Interdisciplinary expertise from a team that includes licensed nursing, therapy, nutritional management, social services, and spiritual care.
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided according to your plan of care.
- A therapy room dedicated to short-term rehabilitation so you can practice daily activities.
- A focus on improving activities of daily living to your highest potential.
- Licensed nursing care as well as medication assistance.
- An urgent call system for convenient access to medical help.
- Transportation service for doctors visits.
- Diverse social, cultural, and educational services year round.
- Beautiful countryside surroundings.
- Superb dining services with options to fit your lifestyle.
- A faith inspired community with onsite chaplain and spiritual services.
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Fall management and balance training
- Pain management
- Home management skills
- Home safety assessment
- Dysphasia (communication) therapy
- Dysphagia (swallowing) therapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Urinary incontinence and pelvic floor retraining
- Edema control
Services
REACH Short Stay is Medicare-certified and delivers the same level of exceptional, person-centered care found throughout Hidden Lake. From delicious meals to individualized attention, our staff is dedicated to getting to know you and meeting your needs, no matter how long or short your stay.
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Our Promise To You
Hidden Lake is 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 Continuum of 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.
Greetings!
Welcome to Hidden Lake!
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 north St. Louis County, Missouri, our personal services and on-site conveniences allow you to lead a maintenance-free lifestyle. When you arrive at Hidden Lake, you’ll feel right at home. Surrounded by schools, churches and wonderful neighborhoods, Hidden Lake is truly a comfortable, welcoming community.
As part the of Lutheran Senior Services family of communities, we combine a faith-based approach and a respect and dignity for all who call Hidden Lake home. Whether you or your loved one is looking for a maintenance-free, independent apartment or patio home or needs varying stages of assistance, Hidden Lake is the senior living community to select. Please contact us with questions or to set up a time to visit. We look forward to meeting you!
Sincerely,
Rachel Giffhorn
Executive Director
Members of our Team
Executive Director
ph 314.355.5153, Ext. 2313
Rachel Giffhorn joined LSS in 2007. A Certified Aging Services Professional, Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from Baylor University, a master’s degree in health administration from Saint Louis University and a nursing degree from Chamberlain College. Rachel lives with her husband, Neil, and daughter, Josie, in Waterloo, Illinois. She truly loves what her job allows her to do—to make friends and develop relationships with individuals of every age.
Senior Living Counselor
ph 314.292.7503
Phyllis Downs joined the LSS marketing team in 2011 as the senior living counselor at Hidden Lake. She has been assisting older adults in Minneapolis and St. Louis fulfill their independent living needs since 2004. Phyllis has two grown children and lives with her husband Brian in downtown St. Louis. She really enjoys her works and strives to make a positive difference in the lives of the older adults and family members she comes in contact with every day.
Health Services Counselor
ph 314.292.7504
Stacey started working for LSS in 2008 at its Meridian Village community, then transferred to Hidden Lake in 2009. She has over 15 years working in the health field, starting with a career as a certified medical assistant in a local doctors office. She has been married for 25 years to her husband Richard and has two wonderful daughters, Meghan and Rachel.
Director of Dining Services
ph 314.292.7505
As the director of Dining Services, Martha Cunningham brings more than 30 years of experience in food and nutrition to Hidden Lake. She is a registered and licensed dietitian, having graduated from Fontbonne College. Prior to coming to Hidden Lake, Martha oversaw the nutritional needs of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, before which she spent 15 years with the Sisters of Saint Mary’s Health Care System. Martha and her husband Larry have two grown children. She lives in St. Charles, Missouri.
Chaplain
ph 314.292.7535
The Chaplain at Hidden Like since 2002, Chaplain Randy Shields earned his doctorate in theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. His advanced studies allowed him to have teaching experiences at both college and seminary levels of education. Prior to becoming a chaplain with Lutheran Senior Services, he served for 16 years as the campus pastor at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pricing
Costs for REACH Short Stay are assessed on a daily basis. For specific pricing, contact our health services counselor by calling 314.292.7504 or by email. Some costs for our health care services can be covered by Medicare, managed care, or private insurance.
