Sarah Work represented Welcome Home at today’s AARP’s International Idea Exchange Series, being held at the Minnesota History Center. This series is a round table discussion on “Improving Health and Saving Budget Dollars through Innovation in Home Health Care Delivery.” This is an opportunity to…
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Empowering Minnesotans to plan and pay for long-term health needs…
From Aging Services of Minnesota and Care Providers of Minnesota: Imagine an 85 year old woman who has been progressively receiving more care at home from family and paid caregivers. As her needs have grown in recent years, she has exhausted the limits of…
First Advisory Council Meeting and AOA Grants Seek to Improve Care for Those with Alzheimer’s
The Administration on Aging (AOA) awarded 12.8 million dollars in grants, aimed at improving access to services for individuals with Alzheimer’s, while the first meeting of the Alzheimer’s Advisory Council assessed current programs that address Alzheimer’s disease. The grants, which have been awarded to Ohio,…
Residents celebrate Assisted Living Week with a Bus Trip to the North Shore – Duluth and Two Harbors
This past week, residents of Potter Ridge Assisted Living (Red Wing) along with residents from Orchard Hill Assisted Living (New Ulm) took a road trip to the North Shore of Minnesota. On Tuesday thirty residents, family and staff, boarded the Sugar Loaf Charters bus and…
2011 King and Queen of Orchard Hill
I just wanted to pass along a link to the New Ulm Journal about the coronation of King and Queen as Orchard Hill kicks off Assisted Living Week. You can view the short article here. Congratulations to Charlie and Bonnie!
Commissioner Jesson Responds to Imperative Letter on Mandatory Consultation
In late August, the Long-Term Care Imperative wrote DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson regarding Aging Services of Minnesota’s concerns with the mandatory consultation/LTC Options Counseling law. They raised a number of concerns including personal autonomy, privacy, provisions for emergencies and short stays, surrogate decision-makers, and other…
What a great performance!
Summertime is in full swing and for many people, a night at the ballpark is just the right thing to make a summer evening perfect. Performing in a choir is something I grew up with. I was in a choir from roughly 6th grade…
Minnesota Leaders Agree to Budget Framework
Two weeks into the state government shutdown – the longest in history – Governor Dayton and Republican legislative leadership struck a deal outlining a framework for a budget agreement. Governor Dayton announced in a speech yesterday that he was willing to accept the Republican’s June…
Just a day away….(MN state shutdown) UPDATED
With a possible state shutdown just a couple of days away, there is an ongoing fear about what will happen with Medicaid payments to providers. Over the past two weeks, there has been a lot of jostling for position by both sides. Through the work…
ALFA Voices Concerns with Proposed CMS Rule
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), has written a letter expressing its concerns with regulation proposed last April by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. If the rule remains unchanged, ALFA fears that many currently eligible senior living residents will be denied assistance…