Immanuel Communities, a not-for-profit owner of senior living communities, is extending its reach in the Midwest market with its recent purchase of two communities in Iowa and Nebraska from another not-for-profit, Lifespace Communities.

The communities include Deerfield in Des Moines, Iowa, and Grand Lodge at the Preserve in Lincoln, Nebraska. Deerfield consists of 156 independent living units, 46 assisted living units and 30 skilled nursing beds, while Grand Lodge has 109 IL and 10 AL units. Immanuel is an arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.