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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 4, 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...
Mar 2, 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 28, 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. ...
Jan 18, 2021


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 21, 2020


Sep 18, 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...
Sep 7, 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/
Aug 10, 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 29, 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 9, 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 8, 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 7, 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 6, 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 5, 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 4, 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 3, 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 2, 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...
Jul 1, 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 22, 2020
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