State health department must provide more data on COVID in Minnesota long-term care facilities
This opinion piece in the Star Tribune urges new action to protect our elders. Please share! https://www.startribune.com/state-health-dep...
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- Sep 18, 2020
- Sep 7, 2020
New York Times editorial on deaths in elder care
The editorial board describes the preventable nature of these deaths in facilities, and calls for changes nationwide to prevent still...
- Aug 10, 2020
Minnesota COVID-19 Cases Surge Again Among Long-Term Care Residents and Workers
https://www.startribune.com/state-s-covid-cases-increasing-among-long-term-care-residents/572041592/
- Jul 29, 2020
Shielding long term care facilities from lawsuits would protect the bad actors
A post in Minnesota Reformer by Elder Voice's Kristine Sundberg about proposals to grant immunity to employers regarding COVID-19...
- Jul 9, 2020
Case 1 - Death After Neglect
Agency Lack of Awareness of Provider Incident Report; Lengthy Process after Family Report; Threats to Continue Substandard Care; and...
- Jul 8, 2020
Case 2 - Death From Untreated Emergency Condition in Assisted Living
Provider Found Guilty of Neglect This is a case of failure to get adequate medical care for a strangulated hernia, which resulted in...
- Jul 7, 2020
Case 3 - Sexual Assault in Memory Care Facility
Investigation Not Completed A mother with dementia was the victim of sexual assault by another resident at the facility where she had...
- Jul 6, 2020
Case 4 - Amputation of Legs Resulting From Neglect at Skilled Nursing Facility
Facts Ignored by State Regulators A member’s father lacked proper treatment for pressure wounds at a skilled nursing home resulting in...
- Jul 5, 2020
Case 5 - Financial Exploitation
Delay in Public Posting of Findings This is a case of the substantiated claim of financial exploitation in 2015. Video evidence of the...
- Jul 4, 2020
Case 6 - Physical and Emotional Abuse at Memory Care Facility
No Notification of Findings to Family - Only the Provider was Notified A video in a “state-of-the-art” memory care facility shows this...
- Jul 3, 2020
Case 7 - Gross Negligence and Abuse
Concerns Unsubstantiated A family member’s mother had fallen at her long-term senior care residence, fracturing her shoulder. It was...
- Jul 2, 2020
Case 8 - Theft and Pawning of Valuables
No Public Posting Instances were caught on camera showing aides stealing cash and valuables from a mother’s room. In working with the...
- Jul 1, 2020
Case 9 -No Wellness Checks as Guaranteed, Body Left for One Week
State has Limited Authority to Investigate An independent living facility that also offered assisted living and nursing home care, told...
- Jun 22, 2020
Elder care advocates weigh in on next steps for MN seniors amid coronavirus
Ready to see grandma face-to-face? After three months of lockdowns intended to protect elderly and vulnerable populations from COVID-19,...
- Jun 22, 2020
Isolated during the pandemic, seniors are dying of loneliness and their families are demanding help
Minnesota’s efforts to protect its most vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic is also having an unintended consequence —...
- Jun 11, 2020
KARE 11 Investigates: New details about long-term facility deaths
New records reveal a facility-by-facility list of the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Minnesota nursing homes and assisted...
- May 29, 2020
Central Minnesota care review
Elder Voice did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that 44% have been...
- May 27, 2020
Botched COVID-19 testing at a St. Paul nursing home elicits anger, apologies
Problems surfaced almost immediately: Test samples were ruined because they were not stored in coolers, and oral swabs were used instead...
- May 1, 2020
Helping Elders and Caregivers
Elder Voice strives to advocate for elders, their families, and their care providers by bringing hope through action. During the COVID-19...