The Lutheran Home Association

What The Lutheran Home Association does

The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) is a national non-profit health care and disability ministry founded in 1898 by Sophie Boessling and headquartered in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Across Minnesota and Wisconsin it operates a wholly-owned portfolio of senior living and disability housing communities spanning independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies, transitional care, and disability housing — including The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine, Kingsway Senior Living, Hope Residence, Wellhaven Senior Living, Heritage Homes, St. Michael's Assisted Living, Faith Residence Apartments, and Boessling Village Apartments. Its mission explicitly couples physical care with spiritual care, delivered through on-site chaplaincy, Bible classes, and simplified worship services tailored to individuals with special needs.

The core product is a continuum-of-care service: individualized care plans developed jointly with residents, families, and physicians, supported by 24/7 nursing, partnered therapy providers (physical, speech, occupational), therapeutic recreation programming, and faith-based community life. Beyond the physical communities, TLHA runs Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM), a national ministry program that operates Worship at the Cross online services and local program chapters in multiple states (e.g., Tallahassee, Citrus Heights, St. Croix Falls, Glencoe, Shawano, Thiensville), extending its special-needs faith-based programming well past its physical footprint.

TLHA's revenue model is primarily resident-fee based, structured as recurring monthly charges tied to care level and housing arrangement across the continuum-of-care offerings; distribution is direct-to-consumer via website inquiries, phone, and on-site community tours. Supplemental revenue derives from charitable donations, branded merchandise, and event sponsorships. TLHA is a private non-profit with no public listing, no disclosed investor capital, no external funding rounds, and no disclosed annual revenue.

Name

The Lutheran Home Association

Legal name

The Lutheran Home Association

Website

https://tlha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Lutheran Home Association is a Minnesota-based non-profit, founded in 1898, operating a multi-state continuum of senior living, skilled nursing, memory care, and disability housing communities, alongside a national faith-based Jesus Cares Ministries outreach program for individuals with special needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living and Care Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonprofit / Faith-Based CCRCs (HLADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH), Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) with Memory Care (HLADACAD), Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Skilled nursing care
• Memory care communities
• Disability housing
• Faith-based ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Services: The organization generates revenue through resident fees for seniors and individuals with disabilities who live in their various care communities. This includes fees for independent living apartments, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, disability housing, and transitional care services. Fees are typically based on the level of care required and the type of living arrangement chosen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Lutheran Home Association operates a portfolio of senior living and disability care communities offering a full continuum of care including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies, transitional care, and around-the-clock disability housing. The organization also runs Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM), providing worship services and spiritual outreach programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families across the United States.

Product overview

The Lutheran Home Association (TLHA) is a national non-profit health care and disability ministry offering a portfolio of senior living and care communities across multiple states. The organization provides a continuum of care including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitative Therapies, Transitional Care, and Disability Housing. The product portfolio includes named care communities such as Hope Residence, The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine, Kingsway Senior Living, Wellhaven Senior Living, Heritage Homes, and St. Michael's Assisted Living, along with apartment housing options (Faith Residence Apartments, Boessling Village Apartments). TLHA also operates Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM), a religious outreach program offering Worship at the Cross online services for individuals with special needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM): Worship services and ministry programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, including Worship at the Cross online services

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• St. Croix HospiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2023St. Croix Hospice donated snacks for the annual 'Stepping Forward for Dementia' walk event hosted by The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine.
• Event Sponsors (Behnke Auto Center, Cornerstone State Bank, First National Bank Minnesota, Kristin Werner Therapy, Milestone Auto Glass, Trinity Lutheran Church, Riverview Coffee)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 August 2023Local businesses and organizations that sponsored the annual 'Stepping Forward for Dementia' walk event.
• Associated Clinic of PsychologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lutheran Home collaborates with Associated Clinic of Psychology to provide psychological services to residents in their care communities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Atria Senior Living: Major national for-profit senior living operator with independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. Broad incumbent competing for the same mid-market senior population in TLHA's footprint.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. operator of senior living communities, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing nationally. Represents the secular incumbent scale benchmark that TLHA competes against for referrals and staff.
• Good Samaritan Society: One of the largest non-profit senior care and services organizations in the U.S., affiliated with Sanford Health, offering a broad continuum of senior living and skilled nursing. Larger, broader-incumbent peer in faith-based senior care.

Direct peers

• Presbyterian Homes & Services: Non-profit, faith-rooted senior living and care organization with a strong Minnesota presence offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Operates in the same MN/WI regional market as TLHA with a comparable continuum model.
• National Lutheran Communities & Services: Faith-based, non-profit senior living and care organization offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing across multiple states. Closely comparable to TLHA in mission, continuum-of-care model, and Lutheran heritage.
• Lutheran Senior Services: Non-profit Lutheran senior living provider operating a full continuum of care including independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing in multiple communities. Directly comparable in faith-based mission and service portfolio to TLHA.
• Ecumen: Minnesota-based non-profit senior housing and care provider offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing across multiple locations. Direct regional peer to TLHA with overlapping service lines and target population.
• Cassia (formerly Augustana Care): Non-profit senior housing, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and disability services organization headquartered in Minnesota. Comparable faith-rooted heritage, full continuum, and similar geographic footprint to TLHA.
• Benedictine Health System: Catholic-rooted non-profit providing senior living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation across the Midwest. Directly comparable faith-based mission and full continuum-of-care model.

Emerging players

• Bethesda Senior Living Communities: Lutheran-affiliated non-profit operating senior living, assisted living, memory care, and disability services communities in the Upper Midwest. Comparable faith-based, non-profit model and similar geographic concentration to TLHA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdOBGfM2yLnQHfhQIjvlCKg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WellhavenSeniorLiving
• Xx.com/TLHAword

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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