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No penalty for staffer who stole from cognitively impaired resident in Sauk Rapids
SAUK RAPIDS — No arrests were made or charges filed after a pool staffer at a Sauk Rapids nursing home attempted to steal $1,420 and...
Sep 22, 2019


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...
Sep 2, 2019


Amid growth of assisted living, some renew calls for federal oversight
CLEVELAND, Ohio — To work as an aide in an assisted-living center in Ohio requires empathy, compassion and very little training. About 20...
Jul 29, 2019


Minnesota Congressional Delegation New Release
Klobuchar, Smith, Blumenthal Urge Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to Take on Elder Abuse and Neglect For Immediate...
Jul 16, 2019
Thefts from seniors in assisted living topped $117K, UMN researcher finds
Minnesotans in assisted living facilities lost more than $117,000 to theft over the past five years, according to an analysis of state...
Jul 8, 2019


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,...
Jul 8, 2019


Thank you from the EVFA Board of Directors!
The ceremonial signing of our elder abuse protection bill happened only because our members had the courage to tell what happened to...
Jun 5, 2019


KARE 11 Investigates: Family advocates celebrate elder care reforms
For the first time Minnesota will license assisted living facilities, the last state in the nation to do so. It’s the culmination of a...
May 24, 2019


Changes in elder care legislation gain momentum, could cost $30 million
ST. PAUL — Families would be able to raise complaints without retaliation and monitor the care of their loved ones with cameras if...
May 18, 2019


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...
May 10, 2019
Significant Elder Care Reform Legislation
2019 2019 was a watershed year for our elders and vulnerable adults living in assisted living facilities throughout the state of...
May 9, 2019


VIDEO: Elder Voice Family Advocates featured in Almanac ‘At the Capitol’ on April 24th
They covered the elder abuse issue before the legislature and included Commissioner Malcom, MN Department of Health and Care Providers....
Apr 26, 2019


20 Reasons Why We Need to Know the Early Life History of People Living With Dementia
“After everything I am doing, marching like escort, the child I was years ago, the boy in his first love that I was, the soldier that I...
Apr 26, 2019


Elder Voice releases full report on neglect, abuse and exploitation investigations
Inhumane and Deadly Neglect Revealed in State Assisted Living Facilities Driven by Insufficient Funding for Regulatory Standards of Care...
Apr 21, 2019


Advocates Call for Substantial Funding Increases for Elder Care Reform
Elder Voice Family Advocates Report Reveals Inhumane and Deadly Neglect in Assisted Living Residences FULL PRESS RELEASE FACT SHEET...
Apr 8, 2019
Inhumane and Deadly Neglect Revealed in State Assisted Living Facilities
April 2019 Elder Voice Advocates’ (Elder Voice) review of substantiated investigations reveals shocking deaths and suffering that need...
Mar 31, 2019


Broken System: The Crisis of Elder Abuse in Minnesota
Elder abuse complaints to the Minnesota Department of Health’s Office of Health Facility Complaints have increased from 4,000 in 2010 to...
Mar 31, 2019


KARE 11 Investigates: Reforms to protect seniors
Advocates for Minnesota seniors see hope in legislative proposals at crack down on abuse and neglect at senior care facilities. There is...
Mar 19, 2019


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...
Feb 23, 2019


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...
Feb 8, 2019
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