Advocates: Staffing, medication issues core to Central Minnesota elder abuse investigations
ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Office of Health Facility Complaints received 2,603 complaints of elder abuse in Central Minnesota last year,...
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- May 1, 2020
VIRUS MAY DELAY NEW ASSISTED-LIVING RULES
By CHRIS SERRES • chris.serres@startribune.com ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Meridian Manor, a 50-bed assisted-living...
- May 1, 2020
More families are moving loved ones out of long-term care
Coronavirus fears are prompting some people to relocate family members, but health officials say it isn't a decision to be made lightly....
- Apr 10, 2020
VIDEO | KARE 11 Investigates: Lack of masks and oversight worry Seniors’ families
With family visits stopped and state inspections limited by the COVID-19 crisis, advocates worry vulnerable seniors may be left...
- Apr 4, 2020
Gratitude to EVFA for masks
Dear Kristine and Elder Voice team, We are so appreciative for the lifesaving masks that you delivered to our Hutchinson location. Our...
- Apr 4, 2020
'My biggest fear is she will die alone': Families agonize over separation as coronavirus spreads in
Many fear the worst is yet to come. By Chris Serres Star Tribune MARCH 28, 2020 — 9:35PM In the weeks since the coronavirus outbreak...
- Mar 28, 2020
COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: What Residents and Families Need to Know
Consumer Voice is pleased to release a new publication, COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: What Residents and Families Need to Know. This...
- Mar 28, 2020
Opinion: The Moral Meaning of the Plague
The virus is a test. We have the freedom to respond. By David Brooks, Opinion Columnist, NYTimes.com It can all seem so meaningless. Some...
- Mar 23, 2020
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...
- Mar 8, 2020
Department of Justice Launches a National Nursing Home Initiative
Department of Justice | Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Attorney General William P. Barr...
- Feb 26, 2020
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...
- Jan 25, 2020
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...
- Dec 16, 2019
Please Vote Wednesday, December 18 for Elder Voice to Receive the $5,000 Donation
Elder Voice Family Advocates is one of eight semi-finalists in the Grand Casino’s “Season of Giving” Campaign. They are awarding a total...
- Nov 24, 2019
Lawmakers pepper private equity firms on nursing home investments, quality issues
The role of private equity firms in nursing home and long-term care has drawn several U.S. lawmakers’ ire. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),...
- Nov 16, 2019
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...
- Nov 9, 2019
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...
- Oct 28, 2019
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...
- Oct 28, 2019
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...
- Sep 25, 2019
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,...
- Sep 22, 2019
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...