Concordia Lutheran Ministries

CLM and its supported organizations emphasize high-quality care and are committed to continuously improving it. The organization and its support organizations remain responsive to feedback, comply with all government guidelines, collaborate internally to create excellent staff education programs, promote staff leadership training, offer compliance resources on an internal online platform and more to ensure the organization's high standards are met. Effective September 2023, the Concordia Lutheran Ministries network as defined by CARF earned another Five-Year Accreditation from CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The achievement has been the recognized benchmark of quality health and human services for more than 50 years, and it is the fifth consecutive CARF accreditation awarded to Concordia. In addition to these achievements, 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, 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 the organization's 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 nearly 20 devoted 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 and its supported organizations.

Through the Organization and it's supported organizations, the charitable mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries was expressed in multiple ways. The Organization's supported organizations were able to provide over $3,300,000 in donations and grants to various charities in the organization's and supported organizations' 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 supported organizations continued their missions by providing over $12,800,000 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 over 140 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 supported organizations offer a full suite of affordable benefits to its over 3,300 employees including a health insurance program facilitated though the organization. In addition to offering traditional benefits to its employees, the organization's supported organizations have also provided countless scholarships, gifts, and other incentives to showcase its commitment to being the employer of choice for its operating areas.