Bethany Home is a Christ-centered residential community that was founded in 1911. It features more than 35 independent living units. The community offers a variety of social, cultural and spiritual programs. It conducts Bible study sessions and offers worship and chapel services. Bethany Home organizes a range of recreational activities, such as games, exercises, and arts and crafts. The community provides assistance with daily living activities that include dressing, feeding and toileting. It also offers various therapeutic devices that include splints, braces and cushions. The community has a library that stocks daily newspapers, periodicals and print books. Bethany Home is owned and operated as a nonprofit residence by the Missouri-Kansas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.