First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who came out to see me speak with a good friend of mine at the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and expo last week in Orlando. I was incredibly nervous, but I calmed once I saw a…
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House HHS Budget Bill Passes House Floor
Last week, the House passed the omnibus Health and Human Services budget bill (HF 927). Debate lasted over 10 hours, and the final vote on the bill occurred at 2:30 a.m. with a 70-62 vote. The bill includes $1.6 billion in cuts to health and…
Welcome Home visits with Minnesota legislators
This past week, we were privileged to join with 300 other senior living providers at the Minnesota state Capitol as we visited with our state representatives. Visiting from Welcome Home were Linda Beyers, RN and Trincy Faas, Director of Resident Services at Potter Ridge Assisted…
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Moderates Assisted Living Discussion
On March 16, the U.S. Senate Aging Committee held a roundtable discussion entitled, “Assisted Living at the Dawn of America’s ‘Age Wave’: What Have States Achieved and How is the Federal Role Evolving?” The discussion included a wide range of stakeholder representatives from state and…
Deep Cuts Leave Seniors on Shaky Ground
The House Health and Human Services proposal includes a total repeal of rate equalization, but balances the budget by gouging already underfunded nursing homes and home health care programs designed to help seniors remain in their homes. When the House budget targets for Health and…
Rally for Older Adult Services at the Minnesota State Capitol is coming soon
Aging Services members are being encouraged to begin planning now for the Long-Term Care Imperative’s Rally in the State Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, May 3, starting at 1:30 p.m. Communities who are planning on participating at the rally should start making plans to attend. Residents,…
Governor Takes Positive Steps to Protect Seniors
With a $1.2 billion improvement to the state’s budget forecast, Governor Dayton reverses some proposed cuts to older adult services After proposing an initial “hard times” budget that cut $87 million out of vital programs for Minnesota’s seniors, Governor Dayton is now using an improved forecast…
Governor Dayton Breaks Promise to Minnesota Seniors
In a relatively surprising move, Governor Dayton’s recent budget proposal appears to go against the state’s aging vulnerable adults. A combined press release from Care Providers of Minnesota and Aging Services of Minnesota sums up what most providers of older adult services in this state feared.
State of the State Address Focuses on Investment – But Not Older Adults
Governor Mark Dayton delivered his first State of the State address today to a packed House chamber. He highlighted five areas in need of investment: jobs; education; transportation; health; and transformation of government. There was no mention of the biggest investment Minnesota must make: investing…