The Independent Living Community at Hidden Lake
With its mature trees and cozy feel, Hidden Lake offers seniors outstanding independent living in north St. Louis County. This newly renovated, gated community has easy access to Highway 367 and I-270, making it easy for friends and family to stop by for a visit or to share a meal. A neighborhood where the warm camaraderie of friends and staff is part of everyday life, Hidden Lake features many neighborhood activities, yet is close to a wide variety of entertainment, dining, and outdoors activities.
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Retiring in Style
With 82 spacious senior living apartment homes and 32 patio homes, Hidden Lake invites you to enjoy its wide spectrum of services and amenities, including 20 meals a month in the private dining room, twice monthly cleaning, all maintenance, an urgent call system and paid utilities. Surrounded by warm, friendly neighbors and a caring, professional staff, you’re sure to feel right at home. There are many special and unique features offered at Hidden Lake, including:
- Diverse social, cultural and educational services all year round
- Active senior living with a sense of community and friendship
- A wide range of onsite health care services for mind, body, and soul
- Full service building, grounds, and appliance maintenance
- Exceptional housekeeping service
- A community center with regularly scheduled activities for many different interests
- A variety of patio home and apartment floor plans to choose from
- Many utility costs included
- Superb dining services with options to fit your lifestyle
- Beautiful countryside surroundings
- Move-In Resources to assist you with the moving process
- Financial options – a range of payment plans to suit your needs
- On-site transportation services, beauty shop, and barber shop
- A faith-inspired community with an onsite chaplain and spiritual services
Health Care
Hidden Lake is a continuing care retirement community, offering a full range of licensed health services. This includes assisted living, memory care assisted living, skilled nursing, and our REACH Short Stay rehabilitation program. To learn more about these programs, click here.
Activities
Our full time activities staff is always coming up with fun and exciting new day trips, games, celebrations, and opportunities for live entertainment right here on campus. Plus, Hidden Lake is home to a wide range of clubs, from community government to volunteer groups to recreational table game teams. Got an idea for a new activity? Propose it at our monthly events planning meeting. We’re here to make sure you’re having a great time!
Wellness activities abound as well – be sure to make use of our senior-friendly fitness equipment, outdoor walking paths, and year-round exercise programs. All of these come together through our REACH Wellness program, which incorporates health clinics and short-term therapies.
Dining
Our dining services staff works to provide a variety of dishes to excite every palate. From home cooking to more exotic cuisine, there’s always something new to try, and something familiar to savor.
Independent living residents can enjoy lunch or dinner in our beautifully appointed dining rooms, or take a meal back to enjoy in the comfort of their own homes. Our attentive dining services staff is always ready to assist you! Click here for a sample menu.
Pastoral Care
At the heart of Hidden Lake’s philosophy of service is our Christian mission: Older Adults Living Life to the Fullest. Here, we honor and cherish people of all faiths, respecting their beliefs and helping them stay in touch with their personal faith practices.
We strive to serve the entire person—body, mind, and soul. To that end, we have a full time chaplain on staff to host weekly worship services, teach Bible classes, and to provide spiritual support when needed.
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 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 North St. Louis County. At Hidden Lake, we’re more than a retirement home — we’re a community of close friends.
Photo Gallery
Here’s just a small sample of what awaits you at Hidden Lake. Click on the pictures below to enlarge the images.
Floorplans
Retire in style — Hidden Lake offers a variety of floorplans for apartment homes and patio homes. Click on the pictures below to enlarge images of a few samples.
Apartment Homes
Patio Homes
Health Care
Hidden Lake offers a full continuum of options for retirement living, from independent living and assisted living to memory care and skilled nursing, plus short stay rehabilitation. To learn more about any of the health care options listed below, click here.
REACH Short Stay
If you need short-term rehabilitation following a qualifying hospital stay, you can find it in Hidden Lake’s REACH Short Stay program. Here, you can benefit from our team of licensed nurses, therapists, nutritional managers, social service workers, and chaplains as you work to reach your highest potential. Click here to learn more.
Assisted Living
Need a little extra help to maintain your independence? We offer private assisted living apartment homes featuring access to our friendly, professional nursing staff. Here, residents find help with personal care, medication assistance, weekly housekeeping, linen service, and three daily meals. Click here to learn more.
Skilled Nursing
Hidden Lake provides private and companion rooms for residents who need 24-hour professional nursing care. Our neighborhood-style care center offers traditional nursing home service, while our two new state-of-the-art households provide long-term care for small groups of residents in an environment modeled after a family home. Click here to learn more.
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.
Volunteering:
Giving A Gift of Time
At Hidden Lake, 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 Hidden Lake, 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 Hidden Lake 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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Director of Stewardship
ph 314.292.7546
Becky comes to Hidden Lake with over 20 years of experience in Christian stewardship and planned giving with retirement communities. As we all live longer, the challenge to meet our personal and financial goals in serving self, family and others becomes more challenging. Becky can be a valuable resource in planning a gift that will benefit you today and others beyond your lifetime. Currently Becky is a member of the Board of Trustees for the St. Louis Planned Giving Council and co-chairs the Legacy Leadership Conference on Building Philanthropic Partnerships.
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, helping create a feeling of home for our residents.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Funds donated to LSS' CPE program help support future ministry workers as they train for specialized ministries related to pastoral care, counseling, and/or older adult ministry.
Good Neighbor Program
Funds donated to the Good Neighbor Program help ensure that older adults who need access to low-cost, non-medical care in their own homes can be linked to independent caregivers.
Affordable Housing
Donations to LSS' Affordable Housing communities help provide housing and services for older adults with fewer economic resources.
Hospice Care
Giving to LSS Hospice Care helps patients and their families with items and services, that are beyond the scope of reimbursed care in order to increase their comfort and decrease their stress at the end of life.
Outreach Social Services
Donors to this LSS program ensure that economically-challenged older adults have access to social workers who can connect them to resources that maintain or improve their living situation through in-home assessment and/or on-going care management.
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.
Volunteer Money Management
Supporting Volunteer Money Management fosters independence for older adults by funding recruitment, training, and support for volunteers who assist seniors with day-to-day financial tasks such as balancing a checkbook or paying bills.
Area of Greatest Need
Your unrestricted gift will go directly to the area of greatest need.
Moving In
Think about everything you spend on your home in a given month – mortgage, utilities, repairs, landscaping and more. Now think about how much you spend on eating out, entertainment, a health club membership, and transportation.
At Hidden Lake, most (if not all) of these expenses are covered with a single monthly payment. And when you compare it to what you’re paying now, you may be surprised at how reasonable a move to Hidden Lake can be.
Pricing
When you move into an independent living apartment or patio home, you pay a one-time refundable Entrance Fee. This amount helps keep your monthly service fees lower. When you move out, you receive up to 95% of your Entrance Fee, depending on the refund option you choose.
For specific pricing, contact our senior living counselor by calling 314.292.7519 or by email.
For price information on REACH Short Stay, assisted living, or skilled nursing, contact our health services counselor by calling 314.292.7504 or by email.
LSS Move-In Resources
Lutheran Senior Services offers a host of resources to make the move to Hidden Lake as smooth and carefree as possible. Through the LSS Move-In Resources Service, you can find help to organize, rightsize, move, and enjoy!
Our Move-In Resources Service can provide…
- Help with managing the home sale process.
- Assistance with transforming a new space so it becomes home.
- Advice on what to take, sell, or give away.
- Preapproved resources to help make the transition easy.
To learn more, contact our senior living counselor by calling 314.292.7519 or by email.
