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As part of our ongoing commitment to help you improve performance and measure and report outcomes in your organization, LeadingAge Minnesota is proud to provide you with access to a new tool that will help translate your current MDS 3.0 data into actionable information. 

Ruth Katz, Senior Vice-President of Public Policy/Advocacy at LeadingAge, opened the 2018 LeadingAge Minnesota Adult Day Conference with a strong message of support for providers of these valued services that help older adults age in place. 

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

A familiar Stars Among Us Award has been recast to reflect the spirit of its namesake for the 2019 recognition program. 

LeadingAge Minnesota’s Sales & Marketing in Senior Housing Certificate Program concluded on July 10 with 34 professionals receiving their Certificate of Completion. 

Steven Przybilla is the new senior vice president, operations/chief operating officer, for Benedictine Health System effective July 1. 

Health Dimensions Group announced that Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey has been named the company’s next chief executive officer. She takes over the top leadership position from Sergei Shvetzoff, who has served in that capacity since October 2015. Shvetzoff will continue as chairman of the board of directors. 

Long time LeadingAge Minnesota member and colleague in serving elders, Trent Carlson, passed away last Friday after a short illness. 

The new AgingServicesJobs.Org platform has launched! Want to trial the site by posting a job for free? The first 20 members to contact Jenna Kellerman will get a free promo code to post their next open position! 

OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training has been available for nearly six months and has enrolled 103 students to date! Find out what everyone is raving about – call 651.425.1110 to schedule your OnTrack demo today. 

OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training has been available for nearly six months and has enrolled 50 sites to date! Find out what everyone is raving about – call 651.425.1110 to schedule your OnTrack demo today. 

The new AgingServicesJobs.Org platform has launched! 

A new AgingServicesJobs.Org platform is launching June 1! Live webinar trainings on How to Create an Account and How to Post a Job will be available to LeadingAge Minnesota members on June 4 and June 11 – sign-up today at: 

Have you scheduled your demo of OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training yet? Call the OnTrack team today at 651.425.1110. 

CAST has updated its Shared Care Planning and Coordination Online Tool with updated vendor information for 19 products and published “Improving Care Coordination and Data Sharing with Acute Care and Payers,” a new case study that illustrates how integration technology can help a provider reduce gaps in care and remain a preferred provider to a health system. 

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) received a $12 million gift to establish and endow the Hugh K. and Margaret S. Schilling Leadership Institute, which aims to advance development of a highly competent workforce to meet needs related to the unprecedented aging of our population. 

A new AgingServicesJobs.Org platform is launching June 1! 

Three LeadingAge Minnesota members represented the Performance Excellence in Aging Services program and shared how they are driving continuous quality improvement in their organizations during a panel presentation at the 2018 PENWorks Conference on May 3.  

The sixth annual LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Golf Tournament takes place on Aug. 8 at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood. A sell-out is expected, so don’t delay. Register Today! 

Jon Fletcher has been named Vice President of Senior Housing Partners, the development arm of Presbyterian Homes and Services and development consultant to other not-for-profit sponsors of senior housing, assisted living, and care centers.