Goins chair of Lutheran Services in America’s board

Lutheran Services in America has elected Ted W. Goins Jr. of Salisbury as chairperson of its board of directors.

Goins, president and CEO of Salisbury-based Lutheran Services for the Aging, joined the Lutheran Services in America Board in 2008.

Lutheran Services in America is a national alliance of more than 300 health and human service organizations that serve more than 6 million people – one in 50 Americans each year – and have aggregate annual incomes over $16.6 billion.

”I am honored and grateful to be part of a group of more than 300 partnering organizations, who together serve some of the most vulnerable members of our society,“ Goins said. ”I hope I can be of some help in advancing that work.“

Goins was with Lutheran Services for the Aging for 13 years before being named president in 2000.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University, is a licensed nursing home administrator and a certified nursing assistant. Goins is active in a number of state and national organizations, has served on the N.C. Study Commission on Aging and the N.C. State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators and serves on the editorial board of the NC Medical Journal.

Lutheran Services for the Aging and its affiliates offer a broad range of services to older adults including nursing home care, adult day care, assisted and retirement living, geriatric care management, and information and referral services. Salisbury affiliates include Abundant Living Adult Day Services,Trinity Oaks Retirement Community, and Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks.