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Extraordinary Leadership during COVID-19

Dustin Lee is an extraordinary long-term care provider of Prairie Senior Cottages. They are the gold standard of care. Take a look at a t...

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Minnesota revokes license of company providing services to vulnerable adults

One Life Health Services allegedly let vulnerable clients live in squalor. The state has revoked the license of a Twin Cities-based servi...

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Woman hammers nails into her head; Maplewood assisted-living facility faulted

Woman pounded nails into her head that weren't detected for a month. A young Somali woman with psychiatric disorders and a history of sel...

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Ann Michele Jadlowski, Catholic nun who comforted the sick and dying, dies at 94

Ann Michele Jadlowski spent half her life ministering to the sick and dying at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul and pioneered the use of...

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Drug thieves are creative, and assisted living facilities struggle to protect seniors

Swapping oxycontin for Tylenol, forging paperwork, stashing bubble packs inside a waistband — these are some of the ways at least 5,917 p...

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Owners accused of siphoning millions from Edina nursing home company

Welcov Healthcare fell into bankruptcy early this year, and a court-appointed receiver is unwinding the company. Lawsuits swirling around...

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Minnesota health regulators often fail to respond rapidly to nursing home abuse complaint

Nursing home complaints pile up despite reform efforts by Legislature, advocates. Minnesota health regulators failed to meet federally ma...

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Dozens of criminal charges filed against assisted-living facility

Finally an Attorney General who is taking these cases of abuse in senior living facilities seriously and making responsible owners, manag...

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OPINION | How Not To Grow Old in America

The assisted living industry is booming, by tapping into the fantasy that we can all be self-sufficient until we die. Assisted living see...

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Statement of Maya Fischer: Daughter of Sonja Fischer, Nursing Home Rape Victim

Prepared for the Senate Finance Committee Hearing Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans From Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes. March 6, 2...

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Criminal charges could follow alleged abuse at a northern Minnesota senior home

Authorities say criminal charges expected soon for Chappy's Golden Shores. Authorities said they are close to bringing criminal charges a...

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Gov. Tim Walz proposes tougher oversight of Minnesota facilities for vulnerable adults

Proposal for more fines, more frequent inspections responds to flood of complaints. The administration of Gov. Tim Walz is proposing a dr...

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Minnesota families of nursing home patients press for right to use cameras to monitor care

A new bill strives to balance resident privacy with need to prevent maltreatment and monitor care in senior facilities. In this moment in...

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State details fatal beating of vulnerable man at care center in northern Minnesota

Local police said they are investigating the alleged assault at Chappy's Golden Shores in Hill City, which has since closed. State health...

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Minnesota health commissioner unveils plan for tougher state oversight of assisted-living facilities

Health commissioner says assisted-living industry is too lightly regulated in Minnesota, leaving seniors at risk. Minnesota’s top health ...

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Minnesota lawmakers, families of abuse victims renew push for elder care reform

Licensing of assisted-living facilities will be a priority of consumer groups. Just weeks before the Legislature convenes, lawmakers and ...

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Elder abuse reform returning to Minnesota Legislature: ‘It’s time to be serious’

An unchecked infection claims a life. "The physician stated that if the client was treated for the illness earlier, s/he may have had a d...

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Governor wants review of elder abuse secrecy issue

Governor wants review of elder abuse secrecy issue ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Mark Dayton is calling on the legislature to review a law c...

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Stopping abuse in elder homes will take 'dramatic' reforms, Minnesota task force says

The state work group, led by families of elder abuse victims and senior advocates, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in November after th...

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Legislative auditor report to highlight broad failures in state response to elder abuse

Legislative probe uncovered widespread issues that require "immediate action." The idea for a legislative auditor’s review of the Office ...

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