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Nov 3, 2018
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...
Oct 13, 2018
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...
Oct 13, 2018
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...
Oct 13, 2018
Legislative auditor: Minnesota failing to protect vulnerable adults in senior facilities
Long-awaited findings are likely to fuel calls for reform to the state's troubled system for investigating abuse. Paulette Bakeberg, 70,...
Oct 13, 2018
Elder Voice Family Advocates Appointed to Governor's Work Group
Governor Dayton has created a work group of only 5 elder advocacy groups to "provide guidance on steps the state should take to improve...
Oct 13, 2018
Elder Voice Family Advocates Front Page Feature in the Star Tribune
The Sunday, December 3, the Star Tribune has a story about Elder Voice Family Advocates. The reporter states "Elder Voice was chosen to...
Oct 13, 2018
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...
Oct 13, 2018
Scathing Legislative Auditor Report Out
The Legislative Auditor found the Office of Health Facilities Complaints significantly lacking in its case management system,...
Oct 13, 2018
State faults Eagan assisted living facility after resident found dead
Debbie Singer walked up to her mother’s apartment at an Eagan senior living community to find multiple packages and two newspapers...
Oct 13, 2018
Minnesota families of abuse victims intensify push for elder care reforms
A grass roots group of volunteer advocates is fighting the perception that elder abuse is rare. Kay Bromelkamp,left and Anne Sterner,...
Oct 13, 2018
Elder Abuse Advocates Plead For Legislators To Act
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Family members and advocates are pleading lawmakers to take action against elder abuse in Minnesota. After...
Oct 13, 2018
Push to reform Minnesota's flawed system for protecting seniors falls short at Capitol
Push to reform Minnesota's flawed system for protecting seniors falls short at Capitol Elder care, taxes on list of items left undone...
Oct 13, 2018
Deaths, financial abuse uncovered in local records
ST. CLOUD — Six deaths in Central Minnesota health facilities were tied to neglect claims substantiated by the state Department of Health...
Oct 13, 2018


Member Experiences
Member Experiences - Examples of Abuse and Maltreatment Reported to the Minnesota Department of Health The following are some of Elder...
Oct 13, 2018
Political and National News of Interest
Serious nursing home often not reported to police, federal investigators find Ina Jaffe · NPR · Aug 28, 2017 ​ More than one-quarter of...
Oct 10, 2018
2016 Media Coverage of Abuse Reports & Earlier Major Coverage
98-year-old woman dead after walking out of nursing home in ... - KVLY www.valleynewslive.com/home/.../98-year-old-woman-dies-of-exposure...
Oct 10, 2018
2016 and Early 2017 Headlines of Wrongful Death and Abuse Reported In Senior Living Facilities in MN
The following are some of the state wide media and professional publication coverage on reported abuse. Most cases don’t get in the...
Oct 10, 2018
5 Part Series: 'Left to Suffer'
Star Tribune Special Report. Each year, hundreds of Minnesotans are beaten, sexually assaulted or robbed in senior care homes. Their...
Oct 10, 2018
U.S. easing of nursing home penalties could imperil Minnesota's crackdown on elder abuse
The Trump administration is taking steps to roll back federal penalties on nursing homes violating health and safety rules, a policy...
Oct 10, 2018
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