Senior Living in Allentown, PA
Retirement Your Way
Located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley is a community filled with activity and connections, providing countless ways to lead a healthy, fulfilling lifestyle. Life at our community offers generous opportunities to enjoy friendships, improve your health and nurture your passions. Our fun and sophisticated residents enjoy a variety of well-designed homes and cottages, as well as a truly worry-free lifestyle.
Luther Crest is a Continuing Care Retirement Community, which means we offer a comprehensive range of exceptional lifestyle options and solutions in addition to Independent Living, including Personal Care, Memory support, Short-term Rehabilitation, and Traditional Skilled Nursing.
To learn more about the senior living options at Luther Crest or to schedule a tour, complete our Contact Us form.
Older Adults Living Life to the Fullest
(John 10:10)
Lifestyle
The Lifestyle You Want, Right at Your Fingertips
With us, you have it all – plus the free time to enjoy it! A beautiful new home. Carefree, maintenance-free living. Opportunities for personal growth. And the security of future health care services. At Luther Crest, you get to enjoy your retirement your way.
Living at Luther Crest Includes:
- Beautiful campus setting
- Short drive to grocery stores, shopping, and banking
- Close to library, farmers market, and hospital
- Easy access to area’s cultural events
- Close to local colleges
- Newly renovated dining experiences
- Ekstrand Cardio-Theater exercise suite
- Library with Internet access
- Heated indoor pool and hot tub
- Woodworking shop
- Billiards and Bocce Courts
- Salon and barber shop
- Interconnected walkways for year-round convenience
- Diverse calendar focusing on seven dimensions of wellness
- Weekly worship service and Bible studies
- Bi-weekly housekeeping services
- Full-time maintenance personnel
- Scheduled transportation for shopping and errands
- Transportation for community outings
- Spiritual care provided by staff chaplain
Continuing Care
A Continuing Care Retirement Community: Your Plan for the Future
When considering a move to a senior living community, it’s important to find a community that provides the lifestyle desired with the conveniences and amenities you want. Another significant consideration is how a community can meet future needs. This is what a Continuing Care Retirement Community does.
One of the greatest benefits of moving to a Continuing Care Retirement Community is having a plan for your future if your needs change. A Continuing Care Retirement Community has all levels of living located on one campus, with priority access to more care and assistance if needed. Levels include independent living, assisted living, memory care, long term care, and short stay rehabilitation.
Living Choices
A Variety of Options Offered with You in Mind
As a Continuing Care Retirement Community — sometimes called a Life Plan Community — Luther Crest provides a culture of warmth and belonging along with priority access to all other levels of living and care.
Independent Living
What awaits for your retirement future? A new and improved lifestyle where you can do more, enjoy more, and live more, all while worrying less! It’s a lifestyle of abounding freedom complete with convenient services and amenities designed to offer comfort, wellness, and endless possibilities. Our Independent Living campus offers a variety of spacious cottage and apartment homes, just waiting for you to personalize. Plus, you’ll have access to a host of social, recreational, and educational opportunities – both on and off campus – to keep you as busy as you wish! Whether it’s relaxing in the privacy of home, socializing with friends in the lounge, or pursuing a new hobby, our Independent Living residents can do it all. The singular purpose of independent living at Luther Crest is to make life as uncomplicated and as rich as it can be.
Our personal services and on-site conveniences are designed to support you as you discover the possibilities of joyful living. Below is a list of only some of the great features you’ll find:
- Casual and Formal Dining Venues – Newly Renovated!
- Ekstrand Cardio-theatre exercise suite
- Heated indoor pool and hot tub
- Library with Internet access
- Interconnected walkways for year-round convenience
- Billiards & Bocce Courts
- Care Navigator
- Biweekly housekeeping service
- Full-time maintenance personnel
- Weekly worship services and Bible studies
- Scheduled transportation
- Catering services
- Meditation room
- Woodworking Shop
- Full continuum of care of site
Personal Care
We understand that even the most vibrant older adults may need assistance with daily tasks. When that happens, our Personal Care community offers everything residents need to continue leading an active lifestyle – without worries about health care or home maintenance. Personal care at Luther Crest is an ideal solution for older adults who desire an active, fulfilling lifestyle but can no longer live alone safely. Our highly trained team is on hand 24/7 to assist with daily tasks, such as bathing and dressing or managing medications. We’ll work with residents to create a plan that fits specific needs, interests, and personal schedules.
We work to provide a vast range of services and amenities that include:
- Beauty/barber salon on site
- Access to Indoor pool and fitness center
- Full library
- Support with daily tasks
- 24-hour assistance from a caring, friendly staff
- Three nutritious, Chef-prepared meals per day
- Housekeeping and linen services
- Wellness services, including access to short-term rehab and skilled nursing care in our modern health care center
- Dynamic wellness and activity programs and access to all community amenities
- Scheduled transportation
- 24-hour emergency call system and security
Memory Support
If someone you love has Alzheimer’s disease or another memory-related condition, you want the very best in care. You want a program that not only offers safety and security, but also a fulfilling lifestyle that promotes wellness and enhances self-esteem. Our memory support neighborhood, located within Luther Crest’s personal care community, offers residents and families the care they’ve been searching for. Specially trained team members develop daily routines and specialized programs that help residents maintain memory functions and achieve individual goals.
For people living with early- to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other memory impairments, change can be difficult. That’s why we’re focused on making the adjustment to life in our community as comfortable as possible.
Our Memory Support is designed to embrace each resident in a caring, comfortable setting that fosters active living — all while providing exceptional services and amenities, including:
- Private suites with private bathroom
- Safe and secure environment
- Convenient areas for activity, socialization, and relaxation
- Stimulation daily activities that focus on mind, body, and spirit
- Secure outdoor courtyard
- Family involvement in care
- Support with tasks of daily living
- Around-the-clock nursing staff
- Three meals per day, served in our dining room
- Full residence maintenance
- Linen and housekeeping services
- Access to community amenities
- Wellness services, including a consulting dietitian
- Pastoral care services
- Scheduled transportation
- Enhanced care available for additional rates
Skilled Nursing & Long Term Care
When the need for 24-hour care or long-term support arises, Luther Crest offers a range of health care services delivered within a modern center. Patients in need of traditional, skilled nursing care or short-term and outpatient rehabilitation benefit from innovative approaches and advanced therapies that enable them to continue living a dignified and meaningful life. The care experience we offer is anything but institutional. Our modern health care center features a safe, nurturing environment that makes residents and families feel welcome.
Some of the services and amenities we offer at our communities include:
- Fully furnished private and semi-private suites
- Common living areas
- Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms
- Individual heat and air conditioning
- Cable TV
- Wi-Fi access
- 24/7 access to on-site nursing
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Restorative nursing care
- Medication management
- Treatment for medically complex conditions
- Pain management
- Postoperative care
- On-site medical services
- Visiting physicians
- Pharmacy services
- Access to specialty services, including dental, podiatry, audiology, psychiatry, and psychology
- Registered dietitian on site
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Testimonials
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Kayhart Arboretum
Discover Kayhart Arboretum
You don’t have to go far to immerse yourself in nature when you live at Luther Crest. The nationally accredited Kayhart Arboretum is home to more than 100 trees of 67 species and located on the Luther Crest campus. The collection is organized into three 30-minute Arboretum walks. While taking in the trees, you might spy some of the abundant wildlife, like foxes, deer, and heron, along with many varieties of birds. Come explore the educational, recreational, and therapeutic opportunities it fosters.