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New Lutheran Services in America Board Members Enhance Robust Faith Tradition
Lutheran Services in America welcomes two new members to its board of directors: Bill Andrews and the Rev. Barbara Lund. Andrews and Lund are two talented leaders who bring a strong commitment to Lutheran social ministry.
Lutheran Services in America Appoints Strategist and Coalition Builder Kent Mitchell as Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
Kent Mitchell has joined Lutheran Services in America as vice president, strategy and innovation. Kent has more than 20 years of experience expanding evidence-based education and health and family strategies on a national scale.
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LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA IN THE NEWS
Lutheran Services in America in the News
Lutheran Services in America Names New CEO
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Alesia Frerichs has been promoted from vice president of member engagement to president and CEO. She succeeds Charlotte Haberaecker, who will retire on January 31 after leading the network of Lutheran health and human services groups for more than a decade.
Lutheran Services in America: Leading Change. Empowering People.
Wayfarer Magazine
From its earliest days, Lutheran social ministry has been about community and bringing people together so they can lead their best lives. Our shared calling to love and care for our neighbor is a force for bringing people and resources together to solve problems in ways that go beyond what any one organization can achieve on its own.
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Your Voice Charts our Future
Over the summer we will continue to refine, reshape and share our strategy with you so that together we can move forward in strength and support.
Leaders in Aging and Family Stabilization Unite with Partners in South Dakota
The Lutheran Services in America team joined Rural Aging Action Network leaders in Armour, South Dakota, to meet with older adults and community partners. We also convened leaders of our Family Stabilization Initiative, a part of our Results Innovation Lab that empowers families in underserved communities to stay together.
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The Catalyst: Senior Services Roundup
NEW Webinars on SDOH Assessments and Housing Vouchers Plus Our Annual Report
Join our next Strength & Service Series webinar where we’ll cover topics to ensure your organization is ready for successful social determinants of health screenings and supportive connections.
Share Your Organization’s Experience with Robotics & AI—Plus Resources on Behavioral Health Programs for Older Adults
Our latest brief 2-minute survey is to get a “pulse” from our Catalyst readers on the use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in your organizations. Share your experience!
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Disability Dispatch
This Is What Happens When We Come Together!
Our Disability Network Hill Day brought together our members from across the country to build support for strong federal investment in policies, strategies and services that champion the rights of people with disabilities and the direct care workforce.
Executive Action aims to Improve Care in History
President Biden announced the most comprehensive set of executive actions any President has ever taken to improve care for hard-working families while supporting care workers and family caregivers.
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GrantStation Insider
Vol. XXII | Issue 23
Through the Economic Mobility Catalyze Cohort, New Profit seeks to invest in 16 social impact organizations that are building breakthrough solutions to advance economic mobility in the United States, with emphasis on supporting Black, Indigenous, and Latinx leaders.
Vol. XXII | Issue 22
The Community Connectors Grants program aims to advance locally driven projects that will reconnect communities separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure and tap available federal and state funds to support them.
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President Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order Impacting Caregiving Sector
President Biden signed a broad Executive Order with more than 50 directives to most federal agencies related to expanding care access and providing financial and other support for direct care workers and family caregivers. Included are calls to condition a portion of Medicare payments on how well a nursing home retains workers and to expand on an as-yet unreleased minimum staffing mandate for Skilled Nursing Facilities.
CMS Delays Expected Release Of SNF Minimum Staffing Standard Rule
On April 4, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the statutorily required proposed rule updating the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Fiscal Year 2024 with a net increase of 3.7% (or approximately $1.2 billion) in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs. The agency did not include a mandate for minimum staffing standards at nursing homes that was widely expected to be part of the same proposal.