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HUD has finally posted their Notice to delay HOTMA compliance for HUD-assisted Multifamily Housing properties until January 1, 2027.

Members of LeadingAge National can hear details at the weekly Monday call at 11:30 a.m. with Juliana Bilowich.

The 2026 Institute & Expo – Change Makers – is Feb. 11-12, 2026 in St. Paul. This is two days of nonstop education for everyone on your team, plus the largest aging services expo in the region, special events, and valuable connections with peers.

LeadingAge Minnesota is fortunate to be supported by a community of dedicated and engaged members. You provide strategic insight, connect with lawmakers and community leaders, and share challenges and best practices with peers—all in service of our shared purpose to transform and enhance the experience of aging.

Sholom is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Horvath as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective December 14, 2025. Horvath has been serving as Interim COO and brings more than 16 years of experience within the organization.

AscendRural, a program of Sourcewell, is inviting rural senior-serving nonprofits and government agencies to apply for their Senior Care Community Cohort — a guided pathway focused on identifying high-potential technology solutions that solve your organization’s most critical problems.

Registration is now open for LeadingAge Minnesota’s January District Meeting, set for 1–3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. The virtual meeting will bring members from across the state together for timely association updates, education and opportunities to connect.

The National Association of Long-Term Care Boards (NAB) has launched the 2025-26 Professional Practice Analysis (PPA) survey. A PPA, sometimes referred to as a Job Analysis, is the practice of gathering and analyzing details about a particular job, such as responsibilities, day-to-day duties, qualifications, etc.

In assisted living settings, unlicensed staff are often the first to respond to resident situations. LeadingAge Minnesota developed member supports to assist in clarifying practical expectations for incident response, reinforcing the use of the airway, breathing, circulation (ABCs), and providing education and tools that help organizations make decisions about when, and whether, to move a resident after a fall.

OnTrack Medication Aide (TMA) Training launches January 1, 2026. Newly approved by the Minnesota Department of Health, this hybrid medication aide training program was developed in response to member requests for accessible, online training and expands career advancement opportunities for caregivers across the state.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced on Tuesday that they will implement a licensing pause for adult day settings starting Feb. 1, 2026.

LeadingAge Minnesota, alongside our Long-Term Care Imperative (LTCI) partner, continues to press state leaders for accountability after the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) failed to complete a critical step required to establish 2026 Medicaid nursing facility rates.

As we reported previously, DHS has informed LeadingAge MN that, due to some internal IT challenges, they will not publish Jan. 1, 2026 nursing home Medicaid rate notices during the month of December. Nursing homes need to provide a notice to their private pay residents before the rate increase is effective on Jan. 1, even if the amount of increase is not known.

Mark your calendar now and join us for these webinars happening in January:

The 2026 Institute & Expo – Change Makers – is Feb. 11-12, 2026, in St. Paul. We encourage you register your site and the people attending before the Jan. 7 early bird deadline to save $100 on your organizational site/entity registration fee!

Large events that include exhibitors and overnight accommodations can unfortunately attract fraudulent activity, including unauthorized list selling and hotel room solicitations. We encourage you to exercise caution when responding to unsolicited emails or phone calls.

As we look ahead to the new year, we would like to remind members that 2026 membership renewal invoices were sent in November to the dues contact currently listed for each organization.

AscendRural, a program of Sourcewell, is inviting rural senior-serving nonprofits and government agencies to apply for their Senior Care Community Cohort — a guided pathway focused on identifying high-potential technology solutions that solve your organization’s most critical problems.

Thanks to an overwhelming response from our member providers across the state, the PockeTalk sign-up window is now closed. In just a short time, we received requests for more than 245 devices from over 95 members.

The holiday season brings increased shopping activity, gift giving and charitable appeals. It also brings a rise in scams that target older adults.

The Low-Income Rental Classification (LIRC) program provides a reduced property tax class rate for qualifying rental housing and can lower property tax obligations.

In November, voters in Duluth, Minnesota approved a Right to Repair ballot initiative, granting tenants a right to repair certain defects in residential rental units when applicable requirements are met.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indefinitely suspended the Skilled Nursing Facility Off-Cycle Revalidation required by January 1, 2026. It is important to note that only the January 1 (“off-cycle”) compliance date has been suspended.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce our Tenth Annual Silent Auction which will take place as part of the 2026 Institute. All proceeds from the Silent Auction go to the Gayle Kvenvold Commitment to Caregivers Fund to benefit dedicated caregivers throughout Minnesota.

Today, Minnesota officials released its fall economic forecast, which will inform state lawmakers’ priorities in 2026. 

The 2026 Institute & Expo – Change Makers – is Feb. 11-12, 2026 in St. Paul. This is two days of nonstop education for everyone on your team, plus the largest aging services expo in the region, special events, and valuable connections with peers.

When Benedictine faced persistent staffing shortages in its rural North Dakota locations, it found an unexpected but powerful partner: Cherokee Federal.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to offer up to 143 PockeTalk translation devices—at no cost—to member providers. These devices support New Americans with limited English proficiency who are working in long-term care roles by improving language access in real time.

We are proud to celebrate the recent graduation of LeadingAge Minnesota’s 2025 Leadership Academy cohort, marking a significant milestone in our organization’s commitment to developing strong, values-driven leaders across the aging services field.

Members who provide HUD subsidized housing may have received a letter dated November 25, 2025 from HUD Secretary E. Scott Turner addressing the current administration’s guidance related to criminal background screenings for prospective tenants.

The MN Department of Revenue has recently reorganized their website content and added more training resources to help customers navigate the CRP system.