St. Luke Lutheran Community Portage Lakes

St. Luke Lutheran Community Portage Lakes is a wonderful assisted living community in New Franklin, Ohio. It is within pleasing Summit County which is part of the Buckeye State.

St. Luke - Portage Lakes provides a peaceful, setting on South Turkeyfoot Lake ready to support you in meeting your care needs. Our staff will provide the comfort and peace of mind you and your family are looking for, all within a secure environment.

Our Portage Lakes Campus has 56 Skilled Nursing rooms, which can be utilized for Short Term Rehabilitation, as well as 15 Assisted Living apartments. We offer a beautiful lake setting, just a few minutes from Portage Lakes State Park, along with the convenience of being just 20 minutes from Downtown Akron and 20 minutes from Belden Village.

Assisted Living offers help with some activities of daily living, along with the convenience of having meals in a family-style setting, daily activities and nursing staff on call 24/7.

If cooking and chores are a bit too much effort or falls are a concern, Assisted Living may just be the solution for you. St. Luke Lutheran Community can provide the peace of mind you are looking for with tailored services which meet each individual's physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Our Assisted Living services include:

• breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily in the dining room (meals are prepared to meet your individual diet needs and preferences)
• minimal assistance with activities of daily living
• administration of medication
• socialization through planned activities and outings
• laundry and housekeeping services

After an accident or injury St. Luke can provide round the clock nursing care, along with therapy services, to get you back on your feet. Our nursing and therapy care teams will tailor treatment to your needs and work to get you back to your normal routine as quickly as possible. We are staffed with licensed nursing staff (available 24/7), physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical and occupational therapy assistants and speech language pathologists.

Our inpatient setting also allows you to easily access to physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Working on regaining strength, coordination, balance, and stamina, plus ensuring safely helps to prepare you for getting back home.

Our philosophy is to restore each resident as quickly as possible to his or her optimum level of functioning and independence, meeting the individual needs of each resident in a medically safe, kind and compassionate manner. Our nursing team is on duty 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, and under the direction of our medical director and includes: Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and state-tested nursing. An interdisciplinary team works with the nursing staff to coordinate specialized care as prescribed by your physician.

Nursing Care services include:

• 24-hour skilled nursing
• Post-hospital and post-surgical care
• Restorative nursing programs which focus on reaching an optimum level of functioning and independence
• Coordination of physicians services
• Individualized care plans and regular health assessments
• Therapeutic and specialized dietary services, 3 nutritious meals a day, plus snacks
• Administration of medication
• Planned activities and outings
• Laundry and housekeeping services

St. Luke offers treatment for long term rehabilitation, acute short term stays, and outpatient visits. We are staffed with licensed physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech language pathologists.

Physical Therapy aims to allow independent movement, restore function lost due to illness or injury, and promote safety. 

Treatment may include:

• Ultrasound
• Cervical and pelvic traction
• Gait training
• Electrotherapy
• Therapeutic exercise equipment
• Hydrotherapy
• Hydrocollator packs
• Pain management