On Monday, August 8th, the Potter Ridge Singers from Potter Ridge Assisted Living Community in Red Wing, have been invited to sing the national anthem at the St. Paul Saints game. We are working out more details and will post them as soon as we can.…
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State shutdown looming
As this week draws to a close, there is a real concern about how the pending state shutdown will affect residents who utilize the state’s Medicaid system known as Elderly Waiver. The Governor and legislative leaders are at loggerheads over resolving the state budget deficit. …
10 signs a senior needs assistance
It’s almost become more common place than what many of us would like to admit. When is it time to make a move for mom or dad. In many conversations with the Director’s of Resident Services in our communities, it is often mentioned how people…
Hundreds of Seniors and Caregivers Rock the State Capitol to Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Funding for Senior Care
Residents and staff from Welcome Home communities gathered with hundreds of seniors, care providers, and long-term care supporters from throughout Minnesota Rallied at the Minnesota state capitol today to urge state legislators to take in to account the shifting state demographics and prioritize the budgets to…
What we’ll be watching this weekend
This morning I came across a blog post over at CNN that mentioned a television special hosted by Larry King. It’s called “Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Edpidmic”. It was air on May 1st at 7pm Central. On Sunday May 1st, CNN will air the first Larry…
Governor Dayton Holds Roundtable Discussion on Older Adult Services
On Tuesday, Governor Mark Dayton held a roundtable discussion regarding the impact of budget proposals on older adult services and the elderly in St. Paul. In a roundtable discussion, Dayton sat with providers of older adult services, a senior who is currently receiving services, a paid caregiver…
Sounding younger, feeling better
Debbie Phyland has a simple theory: if you sound in good shape, you probably are. “Your quality of life and your voice are intricately related: if people’s voices sound good they feel good and vice versa,” she says. “If you’re upset or angry, your voice…
Are you ready to rally?
When legislators return to St. Paul next week from their Easter/Passover break, they will have just three weeks left in the regular legislative session. All session long, members from Aging Services of Minnesota, have helped make seniors a priority at the capitol, but they need your help…
Tons of stuff going on!
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…
Fighting Ageism in America
We recently returned from the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and there was a common theme we would like to share. In today’s society, there seems to be a lot of “ageism” out there. Ageism is defined as discrimination against people on the grounds of…
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