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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.

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.

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

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!

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

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 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 (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.

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

This article was contributed by Heidi Orstad, DNP, RN, PHN, CCM. Dr. Orstad is a clinical nurse consultant with Marsh McLennan Agency, a preferred vendor of LeadingAge Minnesota Solutions.

It’s no secret that senior living facilities have difficulty attracting and retaining good employees. For some workers, the wages are low, defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as $9.25 an hour or less.

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

The Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County is surveying long-term care staff to inform a spring 2024 series on a team approach to antibiotic and urine culture stewardship.

LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation, in partnership with Winona State University, is sponsoring a limited number of individuals to become certified instructors of the Mental Health First Aide (MHFA) Training at no cost – a value of $2,895 per participant.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation was recognized in PHI’s Top 23 Moments from 2023 for work to assess diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) practices, challenges, and opportunities among member organizations across the state.

Superior Health Alliance released several resources to assist with infection control and substance use disorders.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce its eighth annual Silent Auction, which will be held during the 2024 Institute. We are seeking donations to support the Foundation's work.

Deadlines are quickly approaching for two programs that can be utilized to support our long-term care workforce and employee professional development: the Minnesota Long-Term Care Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program and the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship & Loan Forgiveness.

LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation, in partnership with Winona State University, is sponsoring a limited number of individuals to become certified instructors of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training at no cost – a value of $2,895 per participant.

As the holiday season approaches, we want to inform you about our holiday hours and communication plans at LeadingAge Minnesota.

LeadingAge Minnesota’s November Lunch and Learn discussed medication errors, how to review errors, and providing feedback that promotes continued safety and identification of future errors.