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Category: Notable News

Welcome to the Notable News category, which includes information on the latest issues in aging services.

Workforce Technology Playbook – Bidets

On April 25, 2024 by Julie Apold

The Bidet Playbook is the seventh in a series of workforce technology solution playbooks designed to assist you in identifying technology solutions to help address the workforce crisis.

Connected Communities Grant Webinar

On April 25, 2024 by Gina DiMaggio

Do you ever wish you could build a better system to support the range of health and wellbeing needs of adults as they age? If you do, and if you missed our Connected Communities grant webinar last week, you can now watch it here.

New Grant Opportunity: Workplace Safety Grants

On April 18, 2024 by Anna Mowry

A new grant opportunity, Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities, has been released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and is open for applications until June 7.

Over Two Years of Workforce Benchmarking Data Available in Data Portal

On April 18, 2024 by Julie Apold

The workforce application within the LeadingAge Minnesota Data Portal has over two years of member-submitted data on employee turnover, retention, and vacancy metrics.

Engaging High School Nursing Assistants in Long Term Care

On April 11, 2024 by Anna Mowry

Attend an upcoming webinar to learn how to connect with talented high school nursing assistants who are ready to enter the long-term care workforce.

Three Sessions Left! Seats Available for No-Cost Mental Health First Aide Sessions

On April 11, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost, virtual Mental Health First Aid sessions are being offered to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring. To accommodate the schedules of the professionals in our settings, we are hosting two virtual Saturday sessions.

Discounted Rate for Posting on AgingServicesJobs.org

On April 4, 2024 by Anna Mowry

Post your open positions with a member-only discount on AgingServicesJobs.org – the premier job board for aging services employers to post their critical to fill positions and get connected with qualified applicants.

Only Three Free Sessions Left - Mental Health First Aid Training

On April 4, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost, virtual Mental Health First Aid sessions are being offered to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring. To accommodate the schedules of the professionals in our settings, we are hosting two virtual Saturday sessions.

Workforce Technology Playbook – Earned Wages Access Solutions

On April 4, 2024 by Julie Apold

The Earned Wages Access Solutions is the sixth in a series of workforce technology solution playbooks designed to assist you in identifying technology solutions to help address the workforce crisis.

Weekend Sessions of No-Cost Sessions of Mental Health First Aid

On March 28, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost Mental Health First Aid sessions are being offered to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring. To accommodate the schedules of the professionals in our settings, we are hosting two Saturday sessions.

Upcoming Weekend Sessions of No-Cost Mental Health First Aid

On March 21, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost Mental Health First Aid sessions are being offered to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring. To accommodate the schedules of the professionals in our settings, we are hosting two Saturday sessions.

An Innovative Approach to Population Health: Knute Nelson’s Connected Communities

On March 21, 2024 by Gina DiMaggio

Knute Nelson, leveraging a grant from the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation, has developed the Connected Communities project to address the social determinants of health for seniors across five counties in west central Minnesota, focusing on whole-person health through care management, mental health support and technology.

Inspiring Innovation through Connected Communities: Perham Health’s Elevate

On March 14, 2024 by Gina DiMaggio

What does it look like for a community to prepare for the future to support older adults as they age? That is the question Perham Health has been trying to answer for the last four years.

An $800,000 Connected Communities grant from the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation has provided seed funding to develop the improved coordination of resources anticipated to improve their community's health and life outcomes.

Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Sign Your Team Up for the 2024 ICan Improvement Contest

On March 7, 2024 by Julie Apold

The deadline for registering a team for this year’s ICan Quality Improvement Contest is March 14. The contest involves developing and implementing a Quality Improvement project identified and led by front-line staff.

Register Now for April and May Sessions of Mental Health First Aid

On March 7, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost Mental Health First Aid sessions are available to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring.

A Year-Long Celebration of Aging Services to #ElevateAging

On February 29, 2024 by Dan Nelson

Launched in January, this is the third month of our #ElevateAging campaign. Don’t worry if you missed out so far; you can jump in anytime!

Certify Your Team in Mental Health First Aid

On February 15, 2024 by Anna Mowry

No-cost sessions of Mental Health First Aid are being offered to LeadingAge Minnesota members this spring.

Is your Team Mental Health First Aid Certified?

On February 8, 2024 by Anna Mowry

The final sessions of virtual Mental Health First Aid training are being offered at no cost to LeadingAge Minnesota members this Spring.

Three New Policy Briefs Available on Individuals Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment

On February 8, 2024 by Libbie Chapuran

Three new policy briefs offer remedies for people with cognitive impairment who live alone and often don’t get timely diagnoses and have limited access to home care.

RealTime Talent Receives Grant to Address Long-Term Care Workforce Shortages

On February 8, 2024 by Anna Mowry

RealTime Talent (RTT) was awarded a $200,000 grant from Medica to reduce registered nursing assistant shortages in LeadingAge member settings by implementing a newly designed training approach.

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