Concordia Lutheran Ministries

Concordia Lutheran Ministries is the parent company of a network of organizations that provide a full senior care suite of services that include skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, personal care/assisted living, independent living, memory care, adult day, childcare, home care, durable medical equipment, pharmacy, and hospice services. For 141 years, Concordia Lutheran Ministries has been a place with a mission of caring, healing, and comfort provided through heartfelt Christian faith and a strong sense of service to others. The Organization, subsidiaries, and over 3,100 network employees continued to provide high quality services to the residents in its care as it has done throughout its existence, continuing its CARF accreditation for excellence, and having multiple highly related facilities by the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services during the fiscal year. Through its ministries, the Organization served nearly 50,000 residents/patients through 22 related organizations with home and community-based service organizations providing nearly half a million caregiving visits in the last year alone. In pursuit of its mission, the Organization incurred expenses related to community benefit expenses, as well as the research and acquisition of retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and personal care facilities. These expenses include legal and accounting fees, travel to facility sites, meetings related to acquisition decisions, and other research costs.

Through the Organization's subsidiaries, the charitable mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries was expressed in multiple ways. The Organization's subsidiaries were able to provide over $4,500,000 in donations and grants to various charities in the Organization's local areas of operations and to individuals across the world in need. These donations and grants include support for but not limited to: soup kitchens, homeless shelters, church ministries, AIDS orphans in Africa, camps for grieving children after parental losses, and natural disaster relief. In addition to providing the donations and grants, the Organization's subsidiaries continued their missions by providing over $12,000,000 in benevolent care to over 600 residents who exhausted their funds while entrusted to their care. The Organization is proud to say that in its 141 year history, related facilities have never discharged a resident due to an inability to pay. In addition to providing for those in need, the Organization's subsidiaries offer a full suite of affordable benefits to its over 3,100 employees including a health insurance program facilitated though the Organization. In addition to offering traditional benefits to its employees, the Organization's related organizations have also provided countless scholarships, gifts, and other incentives to showcase its commitment to being the employer of choice for its operating areas.

On any given day, you will find a multitude of activities and events happening on Concordia's campuses - live entertainment, worship services, summer picnics, Oktoberfest celebrations, Bible studies, visits with therapy animals, athletic demonstrations, a prom celebration, resident choir performances, bowling contests and so much more. In addition to on-campus entertainment, looser COVID-19 restrictions in the last year meant that residents and patients were able to go on more trips to local restaurants, shopping venues, entertainment options and other in-person experiences. While these group activities continued, many personal stories of faith in caring happened this year. No matter how large or small, the daily activities at all Concordia entities provide a sense of community for our residents, patients and the team members who care for them. In addition to the daily activities, the organization also has a full suite of pastoral care. Pastoral care has been an integral part of Concordia since its founding in 1881. The devoted 12 full-time and seven part-time employees are on call for emergencies at all times, and they serve residents, patients, families, employees, and community members with empathy and kindness. From hospital calls, counseling, in-home visits, in-facility worship services, Bible studies, hymn sings and much more, this team is a vital component of the care provided at Concordia.