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The LeadingAge Minnesota Board of Directors welcomed four new board members during its November meeting: Jerry Carley, President/CEO, Benedictine Health System; Kristi Kane, Director, Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging; Katie Lundmark, Executive Director, Ecumen-Detroit Lakes; and Tom Nielsen, Vice President and Long-Term Care Operations and Administrator, Northfield Retirement Community.  

More than 100 Nursing Assistants on the Minnesota Registry have been trained using the OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training curriculum. With a pass-rate trending 5 percent higher than the state average, we are happy with the continued success of OnTrack in the program’s inaugural year.   

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce our Third Annual Silent Auction that will take place as part of the 2019 Institute. Thanks to the generosity of the LeadingAge Minnesota community, our previous auctions have raised almost $20,000 to support the critical work of the Foundation. With your help we can make this year’s auction even more successful.  

Augustana Care and Elim Care last week announced their new name: Cassia. The name evokes both organizations’ commitment to healing, wholeness and their quest for solutions that help those they serve to live well.  

LeadingAge Minnesota extends our deep appreciation and gratitude to Bruce Glanzer, CEO/President of The Good Shepherd Community in Sauk Rapids, for his years of dedicated service to our field and our association. Bruce has announced his retirement effective Jan. 11. Mike Stordahl, who has served as the Administrator at Clara City Care Center, has been named the new CEO/President and will join the Good Shepherd team on Jan. 2.  

A new toolkit from LeadingAge provides resources for members to better understand the impact of Trauma-Informed Care and how to best serve residents with trauma histories. 

Participation is now open for the 2018-2019 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits study, which is nationally recognized for reliable and comprehensive compensation data, including management salaries, nonmanagement wages and fringe benefits.

Allina Health and Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) announced their newly formed collaboration in Genevive effective Jan. 1, 2019. Genevive is a geriatric medical practice and care management organization providing comprehensive care for 5,500 older adults throughout the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. 

A new course is underway at Buffalo High School (BHS) bringing together the student’s young lives with those of older adults in the community. CIS Introduction to Gerontology is the study of aging and that’s just what students are experiencing in and out of the classroom.  

Challenge: Can we get 50 LeadingAge Minnesota members to become Senior Living Works Ambassadors? It’s free and easy and could change the landscape of recruiting staff into older adult services in Minnesota. 

Mark Thomas, CEO Emeritus of the Ebenezer Society, received the rare and prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award during last month’s Annual Meeting & Leadership Forum. 

Challenge: Can we get 50 LeadingAge Minnesota members to become Senior Living Works Ambassadors? It’s free and easy and could change the landscape of recruiting staff into older adult services in Minnesota! 

John Korzendorfer, Marilyn Oelfke, and Dallas Reese, three distinguished leaders in aging services, were named Lifetime Honorary Members during last week’s Annual Meeting and Leadership Forum. 

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Christine Bakke, CEO/Administrator, Madonna Towers and Rob Lahammer, Executive Director of Customer Engagement, Employee Engagement and Advocacy, Presbyterian Homes and Services were the recipients of this year’s Spirit of Advocacy award. The awards were announced at last week’s Annual Meeting and Leadership Forum. 

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The LeadingAge Minnesota Nursing Leadership Symposium continues to graduate experienced, dedicated leaders who have made the transition from clinical care to the role of a professional executive nurse leader. 

It’s time to celebrate the amazing work Adult Day Services providers do every day! National Adult Day Services Week takes place Sept. 16-22 and is a great opportunity to highlight the impact Adult Day has on the people served and their family caregivers.

The Stars Among Us Award program is open for the 2019 recognition awards and we want to know, Who’s YOUR Rich? 

Do you want to help identify and recruit future LeadingAge Minnesota board members? If you are a LeadingAge Minnesota voting member and are interested in standing for election to next year’s Nominating Committee, contact Nancy Garrett no later than Friday, Aug. 31.