Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
Nursing homes have manipulated the influential star system in ways that have masked deep problems — and left them unprepared for...
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Mar 14, 2021
Mar 14, 2021
Minnesota rolls back restrictions on senior home visits as COVID-19 cases decline
"It is imperative that the Department of Health fully implement and enforce this new visitation guidance," said Kristine Sundberg,...
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
Support Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act
Elder Voice Family Advocates (Elder Voice) strongly supports HF 41, the Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act. These workers are...
Mar 4, 2021
Opposition to SF 745, Immunity for Long-Term Care Providers
Elder Voice Family Advocates opposes SF 745, which would grant immunity to long-term care (LTC) providers and other health care providers...
Mar 2, 2021
Opposition to Immunity Bills SF 512, HF 571
Sign the petition to contact the authors of Minnesota legislation (SF 512 and HF 571) that would give blanket immunity from liability to...
Jan 29, 2021
Update on Assisted Living Licensure
This video details the Minnesota House Human Services & Finance Policy Committee meeting on January 26, 2021. The slide deck was created...
Jan 18, 2021
Minnesota deaths were up 15% in 2020. Not all were caused by COVID-19.
Originally published 1/16/21 Excerpted from Pioneer Press Article. Read the full article from St. Paul's Pioneer Press by clicking here. ...
Sep 21, 2020
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...
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...
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