Perry Lutheran Homes Provides In-Home Care Services

Perry Lutheran Homes is pleased to provide in-home care services. With an extensive background in care services and nearly 70 years of direct care experience, Perry Lutheran Homes offers in-home companion care designed to provide heartfelt, meaningful living for individuals in the comfort of their own homes. This service is an extension of the compassionate, Christ-centered care Perry Lutheran Homes is known for.

Perry Lutheran Homes offers personalized in-home care services to older adults and individuals living within a 25-mile radius of Perry, Iowa. The goal: to support aging in place while enriching lives.

“Our home care services bring comfort and peace of mind,” shares Jennifer Rothfus, Admissions Coordinator at Perry Lutheran Homes. “Knowing that mom or dad is eating well, receiving daily support, and experiencing meaningful connection eases the worry. Through these visits, we truly become an extension of the family—ensuring safety, dignity, and companionship as long as they can remain safely at home.”

Perry Lutheran Homes’ in-home care offerings are customized to each individual’s needs, preferences, and social history. Caregivers are carefully trained, screened, bonded, and insured to ensure clients receive the highest level of professionalism and safety.

Services include:

  • Companionship & Life Engagement – Connection through personal interests, social outings, visits to favorite places, family connection, meaningful conversation, and intergenerational visits.
  • Daily Lifestyle Support – Morning/evening routines, light housekeeping, laundry, transportation, errands, grocery shopping, organization, seasonal decorating, pet care assistance, and more.
  • Wellness & Safety – Medication and meal reminders, snack and meal prep, in-home safety assessments, support with exercise and stretching, and family care planning services.
  • Memory Care Support – Dementia-trained practitioners provide compassionate and customized care and stimulation for individuals with memory loss.
  • Spiritual & Emotional Well-Being – Daily prayer, devotions, access to online worship, and visits from Perry Lutheran Homes’ pastoral staff or deaconess.

Perry Lutheran Homes is known for its commitment to Christian compassion and excellence in senior care. The Home Care program upholds this same standard and offers:

“What makes this program unique is our whole-person approach,” said Rev. Max Phillips, Executive Director of Perry Lutheran Homes. “We care for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each person we serve. Through this ministry, we bring the love of Christ into every home we enter.”

Choosing Perry Lutheran Homes' in-home care means local and reliable service, affordable and flexible plans, experienced and safe caregivers, customized companion and life-engagement plans, and faith-based mission. Whether someone is recovering from illness, navigating life with memory loss, or simply needs extra help to remain safely at home, Perry Lutheran Homes care companions are here to walk with them and their loved ones every step of the way.

For more information, to schedule a consultation, or to learn how home care could benefit you or a loved one, contact Jennifer Rothfus, Admissions Coordinator at Perry Lutheran Homes, at (515) 465-5316 or jrothfus@perrylutheranhomes.org. Learn more online at https://perrylutheranhomes.org/services/homecare.

Perry Lutheran Homes' provides in-home care services to those living in or outside of Perry, Minburn, Dallas Center, Granger, Woodward, Bouton, Dawson, Jamaica, Rippey, Angus, Berkley, Ogden, Panora, Adel, Grand Junction, Jefferson, Yale, and more.

About Perry Lutheran Homes

Perry Lutheran Homes is a non-profit, faith-based Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) serving individuals and families in Perry, Iowa, and the surrounding communities. With Christ-centered values and a legacy of compassion, Perry Lutheran Homes provides a full continuum of care including independent and assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, home-delivered meals, and now, in-home care services. Perry Lutheran Homes is committed to helping individuals live with dignity, purpose, and grace in every season of life.