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Lutheran Services in America Urges CMS to Reconsider Skilled Nursing Facility Initiative

By: Christopher Findlay

April 19, 2022

Lutheran Services in America Urges CMS to Reconsider Skilled Nursing Facility Initiative, Seeks Member Data In response to the recently announced plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a minimum staffing requirement that would increase staffing in skilled nursing facilities (without additional funding), along with expanded..

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As Supreme Court History is Made, Democrats Plan For Another Legislative Push

April 7, 2022

By: Christopher Findlay

On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Jackson Brown to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. While the nation watched the historic confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, Democrats were also preparing for another push to pass a slimmed down version of the..

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The Dawn After the Dark: God’s Big Plans for Concordia Life Plan Community

April 6, 2022

By: Christopher Findlay

When the world turned upside down, our partner Lutheran Church Extension Fund sprang into action to help our member Concordia Life Plan Community ensure its residents received the care they deserved: physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula Prepare to Welcome Ukrainian Newcomers

March 30, 2022

By: Christopher Findlay

The team at Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan is welcoming refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine and providing the support they need to adjust to their new communities.

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Congress Prepares for the President’s Budget

March 24, 2022

By: Christopher Findlay

Congress is only a couple weeks removed from passing the $1.5 trillion government spending bill but is already anticipating the official release of the President’s Fiscal 2023 Budget request next week.

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