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We often receive questions related to occupancy of secure dementia care units in licensed assisted living with dementia care facilities.

The Minnesota Department of Health released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2025 Preventive Services in Long-term Care Grant Program.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) launched the 2025 Preventive Services in Long-Term Care Grant Program: Infection Prevention and Control Capacity Building.

This October, the MN Dual-Training Pipeline program is hosting community conversations around the state for employers to come together and share their workforce challenges and successes, network with business leaders, and learn about the MN Dual-Training Pipeline program.

On Sept 24, the MN Geriatrics ECHO is hosting a session featuring our newest resource, CaringCareersStartHere.com, along with LeadingAge’s Director of Workforce, Anna Mowry.

The Home and Community Based services (HCBS) workforce incentive grant program being implemented by DHS is using a two-step process to determine how much funding each provider will receive.

Trellis, the Area Agency on Aging for the Metropolitan Twin Cities, is excited to be hosting a two-day training for professionals who would like to offer the “Too Many Treasures” program.

The Minnesota Department of Health has begun assisted living quarterly update teleconference calls.

DHS recently sent an email to all the nursing homes that received 2023 Workforce Incentive Grant (WIG) funds. Roughly one year, ago DHS issued WIG payments to nursing homes. 

In partnership with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office, LeadingAge Minnesota is hosting a webinar on resident voting on Thursday, September 12 from noon to 1:00 p.m. This webinar is free to all LeadingAge MN members.

The Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers that Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation on Jan. 1, 2025, to $11.13 an hour for all employers in the state.

As part of our advocacy efforts, and in response to our direct requests of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to provide routine reconsideration data to providers, the agency has provided its second quarter 2024 calendar year assisted living and home care licensures reconsideration data to us.

On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Legislative Taskforce on Aging met to hear a proposal for a new cabinet-level Department on Aging.

The “Too Many Treasures” program is an evidence-verified, 14-week support, education and counseling model designed to affirm, educate, and guide older adults who self-identify as having hoarding behaviors.

During the 2024 legislative session, the Minnesota Board on Aging removed the assisted living long-term care options counseling/verification code requirement for persons considering moving into an assisted living facility.

Aug. 1 represents the effective date for several new Minnesota laws that do not have budget impact.

The application materials for another round of the nursing facility moratorium exceptions process were recently posted on the MDH web site.

Based on action by the 2023 Legislature, DHS is about to distribute the second round of lump sum payments to nursing homes. Those payments will be processed on July 30 and will complete the payments under this program.

If you are an Assisted Living facility serving Brain Injury (BI) and Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) funded residents, check your MN-ITS mailbox for a survey from DHS.

Effective Aug. 1, 2024, Assisted Living Facilities are required to make available a copy of the facility’s most recent plan of correction documenting the actions taken by the facility to comply with the correction orders.