LUTHERAN RETIREMENT HOME

GENERAL INFORMATION

Lutheran Social Services
715 Falconer Street,
Jamestown, New York

Voice: (716) 665-4905
Fax: (716) 665-8072
Email: lssfound@lutheran-jamestown.org

Lutheran Social Services' Skilled Nursing, Youth, and Well-Elderly divisions are housed on a 123 acre campus located in Southern Chautauqua County, in the Southern Tier of New York State.

Off campus subsidized housing and youth boarding homes are also located in the surrounding area. All are accessed through the NYS Thruway, Route 86 and the Chautauqua County Airport. 180 miles north-east in Rochester, NY is the Developentally Disabled Division.

Lutheran Social Services (LSS) Group, Inc., is owned and operated by the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, incorporated in 1968 to operate social service agencies and programs on the territory of the Synod. It is a multifaceted program serving the needs of youth with special problems, the aged who need skilled nursing care, the well-elderly whose lives can be more comfortable and fulfilling through apartment living and the developmentally disabled adult.

Lutheran Social Services is a dynamic comprehensive agency capable of meeting the concerns of troubled young people, healthy retirees, and the aging in need of loving, professional care. Throughout all divisions, Lutheran Social Services provides a comfortable, secure campus setting, a highly qualified staff, and a mission to uphold each individual's identity and dignity. With a team approach to providing multi-disciplinary care to it's residents, Lutheran Social Services employs more than 500 fully licensed care-givers and support staff.

NUMBER OF RESIDENTS

254 in full-time nursing care, 67 young people, 161 well-elderly,
171 in subsidized housing, and 26 developmentally disabled.

STAFFING NEEDS

ACCOUNTING
ACTIVITIES
- Director
- Supervisors
ADMINISTRATIVE
CLERICAL
CONTRACTED and CONSULTING PROFESSIONALS
DIETARY
- Director
- Registered Dietitian
- Diet Technicians
- Cooks
- Food Service Staff
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
- Director
- Assistant Director
- Supervisors
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Maintenance
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
NURSING
- Registered Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Certified Nursing Assistants
- Unit Aides
PASTORAL SERVICES
RESIDENT WORKERS
- Managers
- Assistant Managers
- Counselors
- Clinical Coordinator,
- Clinical Habilitator
- Houseparents
REHABILITATION AIDES
SOCIAL WORK
- Director
- Counselors
THERAPY AIDES
YOUTH WORKERS
- Child Care
- Clinical Counselors
- Teachers
- Teacher's Aides