Star Tribune: Minnesota needs to help older adults live well. Is a Department on Aging the answer?
Advocates say the state needs to do more to plan for and support a fast-growing population of older residents. Lawmakers are considering...
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- Aug 16
Advocates say proposed department for community aging would help older Minnesotans live healthier
Elder Voice's Kris Sundberg speaks with State of Reform regarding the need to coordinate initiatives aiming to help older Minnesotans...
- Jul 11
What to Do When Nursing Home Staff Is Not Responsive to Your Concerns
Webinar presented by Richard Mollot, Executive Director of Long Term Care Community Coalition Caring for a loved one in a nursing home...
- Jun 18
This alarming discovery underscores the necessity behind the creation of our Elder Care IQ screening tool.
The following article reveals that A Place for Mom's "recommendations are not objective, not safe, and not truly free." This alarming...
- Jun 9
Elder Voice's Dr. Eilon Caspi Shares his Research in this New York Times Article
Personal Conflicts, Even Violence, Are Not Uncommon in Long-Term Care Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder...
- Jun 3
Our Concerns with Disability Funding is Front Page Story
Disability Voice Advocates (DiVA), a program of Elder Voice Advocates (EVA), raise grave concerns about a proposed change to the funding...
- May 16
Why We Need Elder Care IQ: Popular Assisted Living Referral 'A Place for Mom' Glosses Over Neglect
We recognized that Elder Voice Advocates (EVA) needed to offer elders, individuals with disabilities, and their families a trustworthy...
- May 3
JAG Podcast 2024 - Ep 1: Residents' Fear of Retaliation in America's Nursing Homes: An Exploratory Study
Featuring Elder Voice's Eilon Caspi May 2, 2024 In this short episode of the JAG podcast, Editor-in-Chief Debra Dobbs meets with author...
- Apr 10
Get Paid to Care For Your Loved One
There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may...
- Apr 3
Mandate Nursing Homes to Report Financial and Operational Data – Progressing to Floor Vote
Elder Voice Advocates (EVA) strongly supports the MN Department of Human Services bill, HF 4480/SF 4580, which mandates disclosure of...
- Apr 3
Looming Threat of Forcing Institutionalization by Waiver Reimagine
SF 4733 EVA is focused on the threat form the MN Department of Human Services' plan to reconfigure the Waiver Reimagine program. This...
- Apr 3
Requesting Legislative Audit of Guardianship of Adults
Legislators hold the power to select four out of ten critical topics for evaluation by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA). Among...
- Apr 3
Urgent Need to Protect Those Under Guardianship – HF 3483/SF 3438
2024 Legislative Priorities Urgent Need to Protect Those Under Guardianship – HF 3483/SF 3438 Guardians are immune from liability based...
- Mar 25
Americans with Disabilities Act
“Disability rights are basic human rights, not special rights.  Persons with disabilities have the same rights as all people to...
- Mar 24
Limit Guardian Immunity from Wrongdoing
Urgent Need To Protect Those Under Guardianship – HF3483/SF3438 Guardians are immune from liability based on new court interpretation....
- Mar 24
Public Policy Advocacy 2024: Waiver Reimagine Inequities
Urgent Need to Prevent Budget Reduction for Those Living in their Home DiVA is working to raise awareness of the inequities of Waiver...
- Mar 24
Elder Voice Creates Disability Voice Advocates (DiVA)
Elder Voice Advocates (EVA) recognizes the interconnectedness of issues facing both elderly individuals and those with disabilities. The...
- Mar 22
Original Research & Publication by Elder Voice Advocates
2020 Elder Voice Advocates did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that 44%...
- Mar 22
Resident Abuse in Nursing Homes - Understanding and Preventing Abuse
April 1990 The OIG conducted this study to promote a better understanding of abuse in nursing homes. This is the first of two reports. It...
- Mar 22
Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America
2003 Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy...
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