Causes: Human Services, Seniors, Supportive Housing for Older Adults

Mission: To enrich and support the lives of the elders we care for with excellence, compassion, respect, and competence.

Programs: Highland manor, inc, d. B. A. Oak hills living center is a 94 bed skilled nursing facility. Oak hills living center was built in 1995 with 28 private rooms and 33 double rooms. Oak hills applied for and was approved for the moratorium exception project and embarked on a $6,000,000 addition and renovation project. The end result is 22 additional private rooms bringing the total to 50, and 5 distinct households of 16 to 22 residents each with a living room, dining room, and kitchen. Oak hills is the only nursing home in new ulm. Oak hills living center offers other services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, and operates a short stay rehab wing for residents who plan to move on to another level of service. In 2014, oak hills living center had 32,982 resident days, and had 97% occupancy. Oak hills living center also has 16 units of assisted living attached to its facilities called oak hills living center assisted living. Assisted living provides 24-hour supervision, three meals per day, housekeeping, laundry, medication services, activities, and help with personal care to the residents. Oak hills living center assisted living had 100% occupancy in 2014. Oak hills living center also provides services to residents of oak view apartments, which is a 16 unit hud-assistance living facility. Oak hills also provides home health care to new ulm and the surrounding community. Home care was certified by medicare 7/21/2010. In july 2013, oak hills began contracting with voa to offer adult day services in our facility.