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June District Meetings help make sense of what’s next with President and CEO Kari Thurlow on what’s shaping our sector. The meetings kicked off this week and continue next week.

February may seem very far away, but planning is already happening for the 2026 Institute & Expo, Feb. 11-12 (in-person) and March 3-5 (virtual).

The Quality Specialist Certificate Program begins August 20, and is expected to sell out. Register now to secure your seat.

Vista Prairie Communities recently to announced the appointment of Murray Finger as the new Executive Director at Vista Prairie at Ridgeway. With nearly 30 years of leadership experience in senior living, Murray brings a deep commitment to compassionate care and a passion for enriching the lives of older adults.

When renewing your Assisted Living Facility license you may find the MDH Renewal Checklist helpful in preparing documents to submit with the renewal application.

The Minnesota Department of Health is expanding in-facility testing to add additional test sites for nurse aide candidates. Applications will be accepted June 16-July 11.

The State of Minnesota recently announced that staff from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) will be accompanying Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) surveyors during certain licensing surveys.

As reports of a measles outbreak linked to the Mall of America emerge, it serves as a timely reminder for nursing homes and assisted living facilities to revisit their infection control policies and ensure staff preparedness.

State legislative leaders have finalized the Human Services Budget Bill at the Capitol. As previously shared with members, the agreement includes several disappointing provisions.

June District Meetings help make sense of what’s next with President and CEO Kari Thurlow on what’s shaping our sector.

Quality – it’s a big topic that impacts just about everything from resident experience to organizational success. The Quality Specialist Certificate Program supports individuals who are serving as quality leads within their organizations or have an interest in expanding their knowledge of quality, safety, and performance improvement.

Join us on June 18 for an engaging and informative virtual session where you'll have the opportunity to meet two of LeadingAge Minnesota’s senior housing and assisted living experts.

On June 11 at 12:30 p.m., CT, the team from LeadingAge National will host expert staff from the Department of Housing and

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Nursing Homes has resumed regular calls with LeadingAge and other national stakeholder associations.

If you had a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Project that was approved prior to Dec. 31, 2024, and have not yet invoiced the Department of Human Services (DHS) for your project, you must submit your invoices before June 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to invoice DHS for your project.

Struggling with staffing shortages? Tired of losing qualified candidates to competitors? You're not alone, but you do have resources at your fingertips.

The Large Building Energy Benchmarking program is a state-wide program aimed at increasing energy efficiency while decreasing operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector.

A New Americans Resource Map is now available on the LeadingAge Minnesota website! This interactive map of Minnesota’s community organizations, resources, and support is a new tool designed to connect your staff with resources and support that they need outside of work, and to subsequently strengthen our long-term care workforce.

LeadingAge Minnesota recently completed an updated version of our Sector Trends Report, which you can now access on our website.

When the legislative session officially adjourned last week, much of Minnesota’s $67 billion state budget remained unresolved. In the days since, lawmakers have continued working—largely behind closed doors—to finalize major spending bills.

You have knowledge and experience to share, and we invite you to do so! You are invited to submit one or more proposals to present educational programs at the 2026 Institute & Expo.

Celebrating 20 years in business is a milestone that humbles us. The road wasn’t always smooth, but the work—and the relationships—made every mile worth it. In 2005, Mike Bauer founded Bauer Design Build on a simple promise: help people with what they need and give back, no strings attached.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has weighed in on questions from LeadingAge National about how housing providers should handle retroactive payments resulting from the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA).

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Licensed Home Care (and Assisted Living) Provider Advisory Council, created through Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.4799, has issued an RFP with a response deadline of no later than 4:30 p.m. CDT, June 10. These grants are funded through fines collected from survey citations issued to Home Care and Assisted Living providers.

The Minnesota Legislature directed DHS to develop and implement a provider cost review for agencies that provide at least one service covered by the Disability Waiver Rate System, DWRS, (Minn. Stat. §256B.4914, subd. 10a).

Senior care providers are facing more disruption and uncertainty than ever—changing regulations, workforce pressures, and shifting public policies. The path forward can be complex, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.

LeadingAge Minnesota received an increasing volume of inquiries over the past several months regarding the ongoing COVID-19 requirements in both nursing homes and assisted living communities. In response, LeadingAge Minnesota has updated its materials to encompass a broader respiratory illness framework that includes both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza.

There are less than two weeks until the next required paid holiday under the Board’s holiday pay rule occurs. However, because the court has not issued its order yet, we have no new update about the situation in our ongoing legal challenge against the Holiday Pay Rule. That said, we are expecting the court to issue its order shortly. At the end of the hearing held in mid-February, the court indicated it would issue its order before the Memorial Day holiday (5/26), but that could literally mean the day before the holiday. Therefore, the pragmatic result is this: providers should continue to prepare for compliance with the rule (definitions of who gets paid the holiday pay, and how much they are paid on those 11 state holidays, or those holidays the employer worked with the employees to change the date or time of) for now. Once we receive the court’s order, we will notify members directly regarding what the decision means for your operations.

After the Minnesota Legislature adjourns on May 19, join us May 29 and June 23 to identify changes to state law that will impact the seniors you serve.

There is a lot going on these days. A lot. Organizations serving the senior community are facing a growing number of complex challenges and the path forward is not always clear.