Lutheran Services for the Aging

2012-01-27T17:55:00.001-05:00

Winston-Salem most of day. Senior Services=awesome community resource. Visited Elms and Lutheran Home. Among friends all day.

2012-01-26T18:28:00.001-05:00

TrinityGrove, Wilmington had 1st surprise state inspection. Only one minor item, nearly unheard of for a new facility.Congrats to all!

2012-01-26T17:15:00.001-05:00

Great 2 days with LutheranServicesInAmerica: future, education on church/state intersection, fellowship. At airport, ready for home!

2012-01-25T21:36:00.001-05:00

Beautiful letter from LutheranHomeAlbemarle family thanking LHA for love & Christ Lutheran, Charlotte for Xmas gifts for all LHA residents

2012-01-25T20:52:00.001-05:00

At LutheranServicesInAmerica in Baltimore for Board meeting: business and learning. Great people doing great work for great cause!

2012-01-24T11:50:00.001-05:00

Nurses are again ranked by Gallup as #1 for honesty/ethics in the workplace.Didn't need Gallup to tell me-LSA's nurses provide daily proof!

2012-01-23T08:59:00.001-05:00

National Activities Professionals Week. Thanks to all LSA activities staff for commitment to people we serve, for fun and innovation!

2012-01-22T16:39:00.001-05:00

Visited both Hickory Lutheran Homes! Such loving care and fun at both. And NFL football on in most rooms! Go Team LSA!

2012-01-22T07:15:00.001-05:00

To Holy Trinity Lutheran, Hickory for LSA 's Keeping The Promise. Great friends/support. 8:30&11 AM,5 PM. Come join us!

2012-01-20T14:37:00.001-05:00

Now in meeting with about 20 healthcare leaders in Hickory with NC quality pros on innovation project to improve care transitions.

2012-01-20T13:36:00.001-05:00

PACE board meeting in Hickory. We are now in business providing needed services to elders who need help the most!

2012-01-20T12:41:00.001-05:00

LSA staff from Hickory&Salisbury meeting with our great friends at Hospice to improve education and communication, look to future.

2012-01-19T13:11:00.001-05:00

LSA Audit Comm,LFS/LSA Executive Committees,lunch w Trinity Oaks resident council,resident meetings. Big LSA Day! Audit very positive.

2012-01-18T21:19:00.001-05:00

All LSA nursing directors & staff developers in to improve orientation&education, plan, make learning fun!Room full of laughter/passion.

2012-01-16T08:25:00.001-05:00

Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast, Salisbury NC. Huge crowd. Big crowd from LSA. Honoring a national treasure.

2012-01-16T06:50:00.001-05:00

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Justice and peace. Join all of LSA in celebrating and find a way to contribute to justice today.

2012-01-13T14:39:00.001-05:00

LSA staff at NC Partnership for Patients summit in G'boro getting great info to share across the state!

2012-01-13T12:45:00.001-05:00

60 NC & SC Lutheran Homes nurses at Wellspring with UNCC nursing professor learning how to better care for people!

2012-01-05T17:19:00.001-05:00

Conference call to plan new LSA/LFS staff wellness program. Exciting. Will take us to higher level, better service, healthier! Stay tuned.

2012-01-05T14:51:00.001-05:00

Assessment nurses from across LSA here for education/training to ensure best care/meeting all regulations. Dedicated, knowledgeable pros.

2012-01-03T11:55:00.001-05:00

LSA & LFS staff from all levels, depts, etc. in Salisbury - focus group work to vision the LFS/LSA future. Dedicated staff, important work!

2011-12-31T00:22:00.001-05:00

Spoke to 2 Wilmington people. Thrilled with all great care/positives coming out of Trinity Grove. Love, care, professional,... Go Team!

2011-12-24T23:57:00.001-05:00

While Santa delivers, over 800 LSA&LFS staff are delivering care and services to seniors and children. Bless you all for your servanthood!

2011-12-21T23:43:00.001-05:00

LFS leaders in Salisbury office today for planning, and program evaluation and outcomes. Passion for excellence!

2011-12-21T14:20:00.001-05:00

Received wonderful note about the loving and caring staff at Lutheran Home - Hickory West! Providing great care!

2011-12-16T19:39:00.001-05:00

Lutheran Home Hickory West Christmas party. Fellowship, fun, and food!

2011-12-15T17:19:00.001-05:00

In Hickory with LSA family as we support RN Janet Coffey and family.Daughter Lauren,Lenoir-Rhyne student, died in wreck.Prayers,please.

2011-12-15T12:10:00.001-05:00

Cheryl & I cooked for 41 at Rowan Helping Ministries at 5 am. Happy to serve and represent St. John's Lutheran. Thankful for what we have!

2011-12-14T13:30:00.001-05:00

Dropped in at Lippard Lodge, LutheranFamilyServices group home. Met all that live&work there. Important ministry.

2011-12-14T13:08:00.001-05:00

Very pleasant visit at The Elms.Everyone ready for Christmas.Parties today and tonight.Residents and staff enjoy the family they've created.

2011-12-13T19:47:00.001-05:00

Made it to LutheranHomeAlbemarle to say goodbye to Christmas partiers and visit residents&2nd shift. Merry Christmas, LHA family!

2011-12-10T18:22:00.001-05:00

More LHTO bus news. Crescent View's JohnHefner & LHH's DavidKing made rescue happen so all still enjoyed Biltmore Christmas!

2011-12-10T11:08:00.001-05:00

LSA TEAMWORK!LutheranHomeTrinityOaks BiltmoreEstate outing jeopardized by bus trouble. CrescentView&LuthHomeHickory&Biltmore made it happen!

2011-12-09T06:40:00.003-05:00

ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson joined us in Baltimore to say goodbye to Lutheran Services in America CEO Jill Schumann. I had a chance to participate. Below is scripture and reflections. Reflections centered on LSAmerica and Jill's contributions. Lutheran social ministry is strong!
Luke 4:16-21
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a]
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

I decided to use my few minutes to talk about this piece of string.

In 1520, Martin Luther wrote: “and each one should become as it were a Christ to the other that we may be Christs to one another and Christ may be the same in all…”

That scripture reading and quote from Luther sound familiar to me. Jesus revealed himself and his purpose. Isaiah used the examples of proclaiming to the poor, freedom for prisoners, freeing the oppressed. He could have added home for developmentally disabled children, safety for refugees, care for frail elders, community for retirees, love for foster children, food for the hungry.

Luke and Luther look familiar because they reveal the Christ we see every day in 309 social ministry organizations across the United States. They gave the marching orders to Lutheran social ministry.

Every day Lutheran social ministry proclaims, “the spirit of the Lord is on me.” Every day we proclaim the hope and grace of the year of the Lord’s favor.

Lutheran Services in America was created to connect all of us dots. As LSA, Joanne Negsted led us as our first president and gave us a more collective voice, and gave me competition on the treadmill in many hotel gyms. When she retired, many questioned whether LSA would survive without its strong leader.

God raised up another great leader in Jill Schumann, who has led us ten years further down the road.

Under Jill’s leadership we created ends policies to guide our work. We are called to love and serve our neighbors through our ends with key words like advocacy, capacity, identity, possibility, leading. Leading stands out today. The entire policy is: “LSA and its members, in partnership with others, is leading a movement of hope and grace toward a society that values generosity, inclusion, justice, and mutual care. “ Again, we proclaim the hope and grace of the year of the Lord’s favor.

I will forever keep two visions of Jill in my head.

The night before a presentation for us in NC, Jill stayed with Cheryl and I in Salisbury. I told Jill she could have an office at work for a few hours the next morning or she could use our wifi at the apartment. When I got home from the Y at 6 AM, Jill was already ready and working away at our kitchen counter. Jill’s work ethic and drive for excellence have been a poorly kept secret to her success and an example for all of us.

My other vision is of Jill just back in October standing at the podium in the White House auditorium addressing 160 Lutheran social ministry leaders at our briefing day at the White House. That opportunity is only one example of how high our banner has been raised in large part because of the Jill’s ministry. Is it any wonder Jill has been named to the Nonprofit Times Top 50 Power and Influence list for 9 consecutive years.

String binds things together. We are bound to Christ, bound to the scriptures, bound through Luther’s explanation that we be Christ to each other, and through Lutheran Services in America. Jill, thank you for binding us closer through your ministry. Blessings!

2011-12-08T23:28:00.001-05:00

Nat'l Lutheran Bishop Hanson assisted in celebration of Lutheran ServicesInAmerica Prez Jill Schumann who is leaving us. We'll miss u!

2011-12-07T20:09:00.001-05:00

Just landed in Baltimore for Lutheran Services in America.

2011-12-07T15:48:00.001-05:00

Christmas lunch with 17 senior LSA staff. Such passion, talent, leadership in one room. I am in awe!

2011-12-07T09:29:00.001-05:00

LFS/LSA senior leaders arriving from all over NC/SC for continuing education, support, and good Christmas lunch!

2011-12-04T17:28:00.001-05:00

Crescent View anniversary:family,friends, & 3 mayors. Great food and fellowship.

2011-12-02T20:57:00.001-05:00

425 staff/guests/children from 5 local LSA orgs at Lutheran Home for Christmas party: food,dancing,kids games. Family having fun together!

2011-11-30T13:30:00.001-05:00

LutheranFamilyServices leaders meeting at TrinityOaks. Planning the future and improving operations. Such passionate, committed leaders!

2011-11-23T08:11:00.001-05:00

LFS staffer sent wonderful note thanking LSA Office for support/quick action. People behind the scenes making things happen!

2011-11-21T19:14:00.001-05:00

Listening to NC Poet Laureate Kathy Smith Bowers at Catawba College.

2011-11-20T17:41:00.001-05:00

Afternoon at new Trinity Glen site for sneak preview with staff/friends. Great afternoon!

2011-11-17T15:28:00.001-05:00

Evaluations-last wk's LSA education or 60 NC/SC nurses re heart failure, preventing hospitalization.High marks, not one negative comment!

2011-11-15T18:54:00.001-05:00

Beautiful letter re LutheranHomeHickory family.Many comments about loving care. Named many staff in every dept. Takes every shift/dept!

2011-11-12T17:51:00.001-05:00

Time to play hard. Just got to Texas for week with grandchildren! Have a good week!

2011-11-11T09:53:00.001-05:00

With 60 NC &SC LSA nurses at educational module on best practices in nursing. Excellence in care through education!

2011-11-11T06:41:00.001-05:00

Veterans Day across LSA today! Join in and thank a Veteran today for their sacrifice and for all we have individually and as a country!

2011-11-11T05:06:00.001-05:00

LutheranHomeTrinityOaks Harvest Moon Ball: residents in ballgowns/tux,40 Catawba College students, swing band, pics, food,... Living large!

2011-11-10T11:07:00.001-05:00

LSA's Elms at Tanglewood just received 4-Star certification (the highest rank) from NC! Congrats to entire Elms family!

2011-11-07T11:22:00.001-05:00

LutheranServicesInAmerica prez Jill Schumann leading session for 1st LutheranServicesAging/LutheranFamilyServices Boards! Together!

2011-11-05T13:19:00.001-04:00

LSA's Salisbury team at La Fiesta celebration. Diversity, community, friends!

2011-11-04T09:29:00.001-04:00

In Raleigh for Medical Care Advisory Committee. Planning future, addressing budget shortfall, learning about eligibility.

2011-11-03T18:37:00.001-04:00

Intriguing talk by Capt. James Loblein at Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Leadership and future.

2011-11-01T12:23:00.001-04:00

LutheranHomeHickoryWest had regular but unannounced,surprise state inspection last week. 5 minor items after 4 inspectors/4days! LHHW rocks!

2011-10-31T11:45:00.001-04:00

Important grunt work today: 401k Committee. Monitoring. LSA staff has $3.2 million invested toward our retirements!

2011-10-30T06:01:00.001-04:00

6 AM on road to celebrate Reformation Sunday and LSA w Our Redeemer, Greenville,NC

2011-10-30T05:52:00.001-04:00

LAS ministries participated in Latino festival Sat. LSA is community resource providing diverse services to a diverse community.

2011-10-28T14:05:00.001-04:00

Children&Adults Program Deputy Director Jennifer Ryan speaking on CHIP, Medicaid services for children and adults.

2011-10-28T13:09:00.001-04:00

Huge! Bill Daley, Chief of Staff for President Obama, has come in to speak and listen to us Lutheran social ministry reps.

2011-10-28T11:12:00.001-04:00

More wow. Jack Lew, Director of Office of Mgmt and Budget. Political climate, compromise w Congress, spending limits...

2011-10-28T08:41:00.001-04:00

Wow! Sec. Of US Dept of Agriculture Tom Vilsack here to speak. Job creation, policy, development, feeding America, importance of nonprofits.

2011-10-28T07:34:00.001-04:00

Just passed through White House security for day of briefings. Who woulda thought! Big day!

2011-10-27T21:09:00.001-04:00

Big night. Lutheran social ministry reception in US Senate caucus room. Exec Director Of White House Faith Based office guest speaker.

2011-10-27T12:51:00.001-04:00

LSA Board Chair Kaye Leonard & I heading for big adventure in DC. Stay tuned...

2011-10-26T15:39:00.001-04:00

Just off phone with Elms family member telling me how lucky I am to have staff at Elms. I agree! Family grateful for loving care! Amen!

2011-10-26T13:58:00.001-04:00

Beautiful letter from LutheranHomeHickoryWest. Staff is professional, caring, respectful, providing quality care! LHHW has it going on!

2011-10-25T19:21:00.001-04:00

At LutheranHomeHickory with friends for Shepherd Society dinner, fellowship, and entertainment.

2011-10-22T10:17:00.001-04:00

Home late pm from DC then Chicago for aging&social ministry mtgs on future. Long wk, worth it to plan future.

2011-10-20T00:48:00.001-04:00

After 13 hour and 3 airports, made it to Chicago. 30 minutes to hotel, 35 min. to sleep. But blessed: safe, healthy,family,job...

2011-10-19T17:33:00.001-04:00

My luck runneth out. Flight from DC to next mtg cancelled. Now on 7 pm to Charlotte,Chicago about midnight-maybe! Flying not fun.

2011-10-19T14:38:00.001-04:00

LutheranHomeTrinityOaks residents,staff, friends at Kure Beach for couple days. What fun! LHTO rocks! See photo on my blog and LSA Facebook.

Let's go to the beach!

2011-10-19T14:29:00.002-04:00

Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks residents, staff, volunteers, and Administrator Bill Johnson are at Kure Beach for a couple days.! This is not your grandparent's nursing home. LHTO is about living and living well! Have a ball. Glad the weather is improved!

2011-10-19T09:26:00.001-04:00

Holocaust survivor and Nobel winner Elie Wiesel speaking at nat'l aging mtg: hope, diversity, human rights for all.In presence of greatness.

2011-10-18T09:56:00.001-04:00

Maya Angelou speaking to our nat'l aging mtg: wisdom, passion, humor, teaching, .... More inspiration!

2011-10-18T06:40:00.001-04:00

MartinLutherKingJr Memorial at 5:30 AM. Exercise and inspiration with friend Danny Sanford at DC aging conference.

2011-10-17T23:01:00.001-04:00

LFS COO Myra Griffie was in good seat to see President Obama in Wilkes County today! See LFS and LSA facebook for picture.

2011-10-17T11:20:00.001-04:00

Tech for aging session. Example: It's Never Too Late computer system. But Cissy McCoy brought it to LSA yrs ago. Cissy and LSA leading!

2011-10-16T19:18:00.001-04:00

Did u know MartinLutherKingJr spoke at national Lutheran youth in 1961. Lutherans have long history in diversity and justice.

2011-10-16T16:50:00.001-04:00

Sunday Part 2: to airport to DC for national aging services mtg. Education and advocacy.

2011-10-16T09:01:00.001-04:00

Heading to 1st Lutheran, G'boro to share the partnership and great work of the Lutheran church in NC and America.

2011-10-15T11:11:00.001-04:00

Visited NC Lutheran Men Board, then good visit with friends at LutheranHomeTrinityOaks. Large group for manicures-no red polish for me.

2011-10-14T20:31:00.001-04:00

Late visit at LutheranHomeHickoryWest. Nice to meet be able to see old friends and new. LHHW feels good, looks good!

2011-10-09T14:42:00.001-04:00

Hello to LSA/LFS Family from 8:30&11 AM worship at Kimball Lutheran, Kannapolis. Great visit with great friends.

2011-10-07T13:55:00.001-04:00

Dropped in to visit LutheranFamilyServices Raleigh office and LFS GreenLevel. Great services and people!

2011-10-07T06:51:00.001-04:00

Sunrise on I40,Burlington. To Raleigh for state Medicaid mtg.

2011-10-07T06:32:00.001-04:00

Donor/volunteer event last pm. Largest attendance. LutheranHomeTrinityOaks-great food, world class hospitality. Trinity Oaks Ringers music.

2011-10-06T11:19:00.001-04:00

Kernersville breakfast mtg. Dropped in on Elms-happy place. Next stop Lutheran Homes in Hickory.

2011-10-05T11:19:00.001-04:00

Staff from across LSA in Salisbury today for education with attorney and friend Ken Burgess, and fellowship. Both are important to mission.

2011-10-03T19:20:00.001-04:00

LSA Office staff retreat: fellowship, food, corn maze for team building. Relate/communicate to better serve everyone we touch.

2011-09-30T10:20:00.001-04:00

@ BusinessAdvisoryBoard,CatawbaCollege. President Oxendine speaking on heritage,interns,future.

2011-09-30T09:55:00.001-04:00

More good news.Elms had surprise state inspection this wk.Great results!Congrats to every Elms staffer on all shifts! You model the LSA way!

2011-09-29T20:04:00.001-04:00

Author John Hart @ TrinityOaks for SummerReadingChallenge with 350 of his closest friends.biggest crowd ever at TO! Big night for Salisbury.

2011-09-29T17:26:00.001-04:00

LutheranHomeHickory-4 day surprise state inspection-6 inspectors. No deficiencies! Congrats to every staff member, every shift. LHH rocks!

2011-09-27T16:39:00.001-04:00

Back in Charlotte after LutheranServicesInAmerica,&granddau! Afternoon at LFS Char. office. Good to see LFS in action!

2011-09-24T11:40:00.001-04:00

At LutheranServicesInAmerica in SanAntonio: healthy leaders&healthy orgs, boomer demographics, prayer.

2011-09-22T18:53:00.001-04:00

in SanAntonio for LutheranServicesInAmerica, but now on evening conference call with NC Medicaid on state budget shortfall.Busy times.

2011-09-22T10:24:00.001-04:00

LutheranHomeHickoryWest's Annette Jenkins just named one of Fab 50-top 50 direct care workers in NC! Congrats, Annette!The LSA Way!

2011-09-22T09:52:00.001-04:00

Pastor DavidHuddle sent email praising LSA work of EmilyPhillips&KristenKitchen. I agree! Both are leading thru KeepingThePromise campaign.