Augustana Care

“Augustana care services provides management services for augustana care and its related organizations. Augustana care services provides financial accounting, operational oversight, human resources, information technology, clinical nursing consultation, corporate compliance, coordinated advertising and marketing, staffing for fund development, and new business development.”

“The organization's membership consists of lutheran congregations of the evangelical lutheran church in america (elca) and other congregations as are from time to time elected by the members. At all times a majority of member congregations shall be lutheran congregations. There shall be at least one member congregation of the elca at all times.”

“The members through their voting delegates elect the directors after consideration of the slate of nominees submitted by the nominating and board development committee.”

“Amendments to the organization's governing documents must be approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors holding office and by the affirmative vote of a majority of voting delegates of the member congregations present and voting at which a quorum of members is present and voting. Any amendment which relates to the requirements for affiliation with the evangelical lutheran church in america are submitted to the elca program unit for church in society for approval.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's vp - finance/cfo. The form 990 was then presented to the full board by the vp - finance/cfo prior to being filed with the irs.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all board members and key employees. All covered individuals are required to complete an annual conflict of interest statement. All covered individuals are required to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest to the appropriate level of management or to the board of directors as outlined in the policy, based on the individual's position within the organization. Conflicts are determined at the appropriate level of management or by the board of directors. Individuals with actual or potential conflicts will abstain from discussing or voting on any matters relating to the conflict. All proceedings relating to actual or potential conflicts are noted in the meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Augustana care, and its subsidiaries' mission is to foster fullness of life for older adults and others in need through the provision of healthcare, housing and other services in a christian tradition. Because elders are vital to our communities, we provide services to help them continue living life to the fullest, giving us all the benefit of their wisdom and experience. We offer a full spectrum of services for older adults and serve more than 15,000 people each year in communities in minnesota and colorado. Our health care facilities provide transitional care, long-term care, dementia care, and rehabilitation services to more than 4,000 people each year. Augustana care also owns and manages a variety of living communities serving older adults with comfortable living and care options, including apartments for independent living, housing with services, and assisted living and memory care. Additionally, we offer a range of community-based support services such as adult day programs to enhance the quality of life for older adults who continue to live in their own homes, as well as management consulting services to other organizations that serve older adults.”