Augustana Care Services

“The sole member of the organization is augustana care.”

“The organization's board of directors are appointed by a majority vote from the board of directors of the sole member, augustana care, at the annual meeting.”

“The following actions require affirmative approval from the sole member of the organization, augustana care: (a) amendments to the articles of incorporation and bylaws of this corporation; (b) capital budgets of this corporation and all corporations, partnerships, and other legal entities directly or indirectly controlled by this corporation, and all major expenditures before funds are expended therefore; (c) operating budgets of this corporation and all corporations, partnerships, and other legal entities directly or indirectly controlled by this corporation, before authorized expenditures may be made therefrom; (d) strategic plans of this corporation and all corporations, partnersihps, and other legal entities directly or indirectly controlled by this corporation; (e) the incurring of any long term debt of this corporation and all corporations, partnerships, and other legal entites directly or indirectly controlled by this corporation, other than intra-system or refinancing debt; (f) human resources and benefits policies of this corporation; (g) major risk contracting agreements, which for these purposes means any contract which deals with capitation or similar risk bearing concept; (h) merger, consolidation, or total or partial dissolution involving this corporation; (i) governance and action of the type set forth in subparagraph (a) and subparagraphs (f) through (h) above as proposed by the board of directors of any corporation, partnership, or other legal entites directly controlled by this corporation as a member, shareholder or otherwise, to the extent that the governing documents of such corporation, partnership, or other legal entities give this corporation or the board a right of approval over such governance action.”

“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 will be noted in the meeting minutes.”

“The compensation of the president/ceo and all other senior staff is established by the augustana care services board of directors based on appropriate comparability data provided by a professional compensation consultant. The compensation study was last performed in 2012 and augustana receives updates each year since then. For all officers and key employees, the process last included review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation in 2014.”

“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. 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 servng 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.”