Assisted living, elder care reforms evolve at Capitol, likely to pass this year
ST. PAUL — The laws governing your residence or your parents' may change this year, as the Legislature reforms assisted living laws and...
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- Jan 1, 2019
EVENT: Day at the Capitol - Jan 8, 2019
Join Elder Voice Family Advocates and AARP Minnesota at the Capitol on Tuesday, January 8 from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm to show support for...
- Jan 1, 2019
Minnesota lawmakers, families of abuse victims renew push for elder care reform
Licensing of assisted-living facilities will be a priority of consumer groups. Just weeks before the Legislature convenes, lawmakers and...
- Jan 1, 2019
Elder abuse reform returning to Minnesota Legislature: ‘It’s time to be serious’
An unchecked infection claims a life. "The physician stated that if the client was treated for the illness earlier, s/he may have had a...
- Oct 14, 2018
Governor wants review of elder abuse secrecy issue
Governor wants review of elder abuse secrecy issue ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Mark Dayton is calling on the legislature to review a law...
- Oct 14, 2018
Stopping abuse in elder homes will take 'dramatic' reforms, Minnesota task force says
The state work group, led by families of elder abuse victims and senior advocates, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in November after...
- Oct 14, 2018
Legislative auditor report to highlight broad failures in state response to elder abuse
Legislative probe uncovered widespread issues that require "immediate action." The idea for a legislative auditor’s review of the Office...
- Oct 14, 2018
Legislative auditor: Minnesota failing to protect vulnerable adults in senior facilities
Long-awaited findings are likely to fuel calls for reform to the state's troubled system for investigating abuse. Paulette Bakeberg, 70,...
- Oct 14, 2018
Elder Voice Family Advocates Appointed to Governor's Work Group
Governor Dayton has created a work group of only 5 elder advocacy groups to "provide guidance on steps the state should take to improve...
- Oct 14, 2018
Elder Voice Family Advocates Front Page Feature in the Star Tribune
The Sunday, December 3, the Star Tribune has a story about Elder Voice Family Advocates. The reporter states "Elder Voice was chosen to...
- Oct 14, 2018
Stopping abuse in elder homes will take 'dramatic' reforms, Minnesota task force says
The state work group, led by families of elder abuse victims and senior advocates, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in November after...
- Oct 14, 2018
Scathing Legislative Auditor Report Out
The Legislative Auditor found the Office of Health Facilities Complaints significantly lacking in its case management system,...
- Oct 14, 2018
State faults Eagan assisted living facility after resident found dead
Debbie Singer walked up to her mother’s apartment at an Eagan senior living community to find multiple packages and two newspapers...
- Oct 14, 2018
Minnesota families of abuse victims intensify push for elder care reforms
A grass roots group of volunteer advocates is fighting the perception that elder abuse is rare. Kay Bromelkamp,left and Anne Sterner,...
- Oct 14, 2018
Elder Abuse Advocates Plead For Legislators To Act
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Family members and advocates are pleading lawmakers to take action against elder abuse in Minnesota. After...
- Oct 14, 2018
Push to reform Minnesota's flawed system for protecting seniors falls short at Capitol
Push to reform Minnesota's flawed system for protecting seniors falls short at Capitol Elder care, taxes on list of items left undone...
- Oct 14, 2018
Deaths, financial abuse uncovered in local records
ST. CLOUD — Six deaths in Central Minnesota health facilities were tied to neglect claims substantiated by the state Department of Health...
- Oct 14, 2018
Member Experiences
Member Experiences - Examples of Abuse and Maltreatment Reported to the Minnesota Department of Health The following are some of Elder...
- Oct 11, 2018
Political and National News of Interest
Serious nursing home often not reported to police, federal investigators find Ina Jaffe · NPR · Aug 28, 2017 ​ More than one-quarter of...
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