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The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is distributing 150 real-time PockeTalk translation devices to provider members at no cost—sign up today.

The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board has recently posted an updated notice that nursing homes need to share with their workers. The notice needs to be shared either by posting it in a visible place or by distributing it in the usual way that employers share information with their workers.

LeadingAge Minnesota is hitting the road next week for October District Meetings, and this fall’s agenda is packed with timely education, important conversations and opportunities to connect with colleagues in your region.

LeadingAge Minnesota has completed the third of four webinars in our Emergency Preparedness Training Series for assisted living providers and nursing homes. If you were unable to attend the September 29 session, the webinar recording and presentation slides are now available.

Minnesota Management and Budget’s (MMB) Long Range Planning team has been tasked with developing a statewide plan to advance healthy aging. MMB wants to hear from people and organizations working to advance healthy aging and who are supporting older adults and caregivers.

As we’ve shared over the past several months, LeadingAge Minnesota is undergoing a comprehensive website redevelopment project to provide an enhanced digital experience for our members. We’re excited to announce that our brand-new website will launch on Monday, Oct. 19. 

Fresh off the energy of Annual Meeting, LeadingAge Minnesota and a delegation of members traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal policymakers to advance employment-based immigration reforms—a key workforce strategy to care for a growing population of older Minnesotans.

The AI-Enabled Admissions and Referral Decision Support Playbook is the tenth in a series of technology solution playbooks designed to help aging services providers identify and evaluate technology solutions that can address workforce challenges.

As we’ve shared over the past several months, LeadingAge Minnesota is undergoing a comprehensive website redevelopment project to provide an enhanced digital experience for our members. We’re excited to announce that our brand-new website will launch on Monday, Oct. 19.

The LeadingAge Minnesota QUEST Report for the first quarter, 2026 is now available, providing members with timely insights into trends shaping the senior care sector.

Registration is now open for LeadingAge Minnesota’s October District Meetings! Join members from across your region for a day of timely education, conversation, networking and connection.

Now that DHS has published rate notices, they’ve also released a grant program intended to cover a gap in the minimum wage increase due to the delay in 2026 rates being approved.

On August 17, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Brasel issued an Order dismissing the lawsuit that LeadingAge Minnesota, along with our Long-Term Care Imperative (LTCI) partner, filed in March 2026 challenging the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board (NHWSB).

After months of delay due to late submission by DHS of the State Plan Amendment (SPA) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), nursing home rate notices for January 1, 2026, were posted on Friday, Aug. 21 to the nursing facility provider portal.

New videos, on-demand webinars and practical tools help aging services providers recruit, support, and retain New American employees while creating stronger, more welcoming workplaces for everyone.

The application materials for another round of the nursing facility moratorium exceptions process were recently posted on the MDH website. Nursing homes interested in applying for approval to fund a construction project will need to complete all the required application materials and return them to MDH by December 17, 2026.

Assisted living providers routinely face difficult questions about whether a person can safely move in (or remain in the community) when decision-making, communication or disability-related needs complicate the situation. Two new Minnesota laws change how providers must approach those decisions.

Every election season, senior housing communities receive calls from candidates asking to visit residents. These requests can raise as many questions as opportunities. While candidates are eager to meet older voters—one of the most civically engaged groups in Minnesota—property managers are focused on resident comfort, safety, and operations.

CMS has announced a major shift in how nursing homes will be surveyed. On July 16, 2026, CMS issued QSO-26-14-NH, formally launching the Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process nationwide beginning September 8, 2026.

There's still time to save on registration for the 2026 Assisted Living Conference, but not for long. Early bird pricing ends Friday, July 10.