Concordia Blog

The Concordia Lutheran Ministries family has a history of giving selflessly when a disaster occurs and people are in need. The recent catastrophe in Japan was no different, as Haven residents used the "most scholarly" of activities to raise money for the tsunami victims.

It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words. What's seldom mentioned, however, is that numbers and statistics can tell significant stories as well.

With the youngest members of the Baby Boomer generation reaching retirement age, the need for senior health services is only going to increase in the coming years. In addition, the services provided will undoubtedly progress.

Spring is an exciting time of the year, since it usually means an end to the snowy winter and ushers in the sunshine of summer. Along with the warmer temperatures, spring also brings a number of opportunities to enjoy some different activities with mom, dad, grandma or grandpa.

With so many options and a potentially less than concrete understanding of what's what, deciding where to get necessary skilled nursing care isn't always the easiest decision. To help provide a starting point for your search, Medicare developed a Quality Rating System that is based on three sources of information: Health Inspections, Staffing and Quality Measures.

Despite our best efforts, we in the senior care field are occasionally guilty of assuming everyone knows the definitions of everything we talk about (much like other industries). Case in point: Continuing Care Retirement Communities, or CCRCs as we often refer to them.

Every year, many seniors are hospitalized from falls usually due to loss of balance. Loss of balance typically comes from a lack of body strength and energy, which can often be improved by doing simple exercises around the house.

Happy National Nutrition Month!

With the Academy Awards set for this Sunday, we're taking a look at a few of the favorite movies of those who call Concordia home. Some were award winners, some were box office hits and a few fall somewhere in between.

Identifying when an aging parent or grandparent may be developing a memory-impairing disease such as Alzheimer's is not an easy task especially considering how many people disregard the indicators as "normal signs of aging."