Crucial Steps in the Search for the Right Nursing Home After a stay in the hospital, most of us would prefer to go home to recuperate,...

New consumer protections begin as Minnesota becomes the last state in the country to license Assisted Living and Memory Care facilities...

Together we moved a mountain of resistance and widespread long-term care misinformation to achieve the passage and enactment of the Elder...

Elder Voice Family Advocates is the only advocacy group that defends and protects elders and vulnerable adults living in long-term care....

Theft of Money, Jewelry, and Opioid Pain Medications from Assisted Living Residents in Minnesota: An Exploratory Study Dr. Eilon Caspi is...

“When interviewed, the facility staff stated...they were short staffed.” _________________________________ Date Concluded: January 12,...

All legislators must be asked to not support SF 745. The MN Senate seems determined to pass this very harmful legislation. The right to...

“This is a core issue and seems to indicate ageism at it is worst,” Sundberg said. “We need to value these citizens as much as we do...

Nursing homes have manipulated the influential star system in ways that have masked deep problems — and left them unprepared for...

"It is imperative that the Department of Health fully implement and enforce this new visitation guidance," said Kristine Sundberg,...

Elder Voice Family Advocates (Elder Voice) strongly supports HF 41, the Essential Workers Emergency Leave Act. These workers are...

Elder Voice Family Advocates opposes SF 745, which would grant immunity to long-term care (LTC) providers and other health care providers...

Sign the petition to contact the authors of Minnesota legislation (SF 512 and HF 571) that would give blanket immunity from liability to...

This video details the Minnesota House Human Services & Finance Policy Committee meeting on January 26, 2021. The slide deck was created...

Originally published 1/16/21 Excerpted from Pioneer Press Article. Read the full article from St. Paul's Pioneer Press by clicking here. ...

This opinion piece in the Star Tribune urges new action to protect our elders. Please share! https://www.startribune.com/state-health-dep...