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…
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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…
Mixed Results, Mixed Messages for Seniors: One-Time Relief for Some, Long-Term Challenges for All, More Government Intrusion in Personal Decisions
New mandatory transition counseling inserts government appointed counselors into seniors’ personal housing choices The Legislature and Governor Dayton sent mixed messages in the details of their HHS budget agreement. While the agreement does not cut nursing home rates in this biennium and provides a small…
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…
HHS Budget Conference Committee Proposes Drastic Cuts to Elderly Waiver Program
Wanted to share this from Aging Services of Minnesota: Last week the Health and Human Services Budget Conference Committee completed “phase one” of their budget process, by completing a conference committee bill. The committee does not plan to close up the bill and immediately send…
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…
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.