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KARE 11 Investigates: New details about long-term facility deaths
New records reveal a facility-by-facility list of the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Minnesota nursing homes and assisted...
Jun 11, 2020


Central Minnesota care review
Elder Voice did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that 44% have been...
May 29, 2020


Botched COVID-19 testing at a St. Paul nursing home elicits anger, apologies
Problems surfaced almost immediately: Test samples were ruined because they were not stored in coolers, and oral swabs were used instead...
May 27, 2020


Helping Elders and Caregivers
Elder Voice strives to advocate for elders, their families, and their care providers by bringing hope through action. During the COVID-19...
May 1, 2020


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,...
Apr 30, 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...
Apr 30, 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 30, 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 9, 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...
Apr 4, 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 28, 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 23, 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...
Mar 8, 2020
The State of Elder Care in Central Minnesota
March 2020 Elder Voice Advocates did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that...
Mar 1, 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...
Feb 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...
Jan 25, 2020
Elder Voice advocated and supported most of the new provisions included in the new law
2019 Our Advocacy Required Conducting a study of the substantiated investigations and highlighting examples of representative neglect,...
Dec 31, 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...
Dec 16, 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 24, 2019
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