Ever since opening in 1964, Landis Homes has been committed to serving well in all it does. From the early beginnings in the middle of farm fields, to the current campus serving more than 700 persons, Landis Homes has also always been looking forward.
As the Landis Homes board looked at existing services, listened carefully to stakeholders, and anticipated additional efforts and models of service, it became clear a new structure was needed to more completely reflect the efforts of the organization. While neither the mission of the organization or connections to Lancaster Mennonite Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference of the Mennonite Church are changing,the structure of the organization has now changed to add a nonprofit umbrella organization named Landis Communities.
The newly created organization will coordinate a number of subsidiary organizations. Each subsidiary will have a particular focus and will gain by its association with Landis Communities.
Our mission remains to serve aging adults and their families by honoring and enriching their lives in communities of Christ-like love. That will not change.
Our guiding values of JOY, COMPASSION, INTEGRITY, STEWARDSHIP and COMMUNITY will not only stay in place for Landis Homes but will guide all our efforts.
In order to fulfill our mission, Landis Communities will explore ways to make senior living situations more accessible to a wider range of people, taking needed services to wherever seniors happen to live and in other ways widening the access of people to the services right for them.
The board is committed to keeping this community strong and vital. Landis Homes is recognized as one of the leading continuing care facilities in the region. The goal of this new structure is to allow those serving current residents and clients to do so while building on existing and new partnerships.
If you have questions about this information, please feel free to contact any of the members of the Landis Communities Leadership Team. They are: Larry Zook, Allen Heinly, Carolyn Burke, Eva Bering and Larry Guengerich.
Contact information:
Larry Zook, President/CEO Landis Communities
(717) 381-3561 or LZook@landishomes.org
