Press Room

Seeking information on older adult services? We connect media with organizations that serve older adults in communities across the state and provide expert analysis and commentary on a wide range of issues, such as:

• Insight and analysis of the laws and regulations for older adult services in Minnesota
• Data and research of key demographic and economic trends
• Information about quality, standards and best practices for delivering care and services
• The changing landscape of older adult services, including consumer trends and new services
• Public policy that impacts older adults and caregivers
• Technology and innovation in older adult services
• Workforce trends in older adult services 

For more information, contact Libbie Chapuran, Director of Communications, at (651) 659-1443 or lchapuran@leadingagemn.org.

April 22: More help vital for Minnesota’s nursing homes (Star Tribune Editorial)

April 20: Critical issues include nursing homes, housing, higher ed (The Journal)

April 13: ‘It’s a struggle right now’: Nursing homes press Minnesota lawmakers for help (Minnesota Public Radio)

April 11: Our View: It's on St. Paul to fix long-term care crisis (Duluth News Tribune)

April 10: Creative county commissioners ask for $1B to buoy rural nursing homes (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)

April 10: Birchwood Cottages recognized for 'Achievement in Quality' (Waseca County News)

April 9: Our View: Legislature-Long-term Care Needs Critical Investment (Mankato Free Press)

April 7: Minnesota Matters featuring Meghan Dayton, Demographer (Minnesota News Network)

April 7: Bethesda CEO Michelle Haefner appointed to LeadingAge Minnesota board of directors (West Central Tribune)

April 7: Letter: Maybe Klobuchar can convince Democrats to address nursing home crisis (Albert Lea Tribune)

April 6: LETTER: Caregivers make the difference (Sun Sailor)

April 4: Long-term funding for senior care in Minnesota needs to be priority one (MinnPost)

March 31: As lawmakers dole out record surplus, many say they need more (MPR)

March 31: Nursing home advocates rally at State Capitol Thursday (New Ulm Journal)

March 31: Minnesota Matters featuring Sen. Liz Bolden (Minnesota News Network)

March 30: Nursing home advocates Zoom to get attention from legislators on care needs (New Ulm Journal)

March 30: House GOP introduces nursing home funding bill (KAAL-TV)

March 27: Senate GOP unveils ‘compromise’ spending offer, including $500 million boost for nursing homes (The Reformer)

March 29: Caregivers deserve better wages (St. Peter Herald)

March 24: Fluence Forum: A conversation about the caregiving crisis in Minnesota (830 WCCO)

March 23: Legislators should support caregivers (Waseca County News)

March 22: Senate Human Services leaders talk about needs of LTC sector (Almanac at the Capitol, TPT)

March 18: Community In-Depth featuring Benedictine Living Community - Regina staff (KDWA - Hastings)

March 18: Minnesota nursing homes in crisis (New Ulm Journal)

March 17: Minnesota Matters featuring Rep. Kim Hicks (Minnesota News Network)

March 17: Crookston skilled nursing facility RiverView Memory Care to close (Grand Forks Herald)

March 16: Time for state to contribute more for senior care (Rochester Post Bulletin)

March 15: Readers view: Legislature positioned to fix senior care system (Duluth News Tribune)

March 15:Opinion: State lawmakers need to act to fix staggering workforce shortage at nursing homes (Detroit Lake Tribune)

March 15: State lawmakers need to act to fix staggering workforce shortage at nursing homes (Perham Focus)

March 14: Rural Nursing Homes hope for legislative change (KEYC-TV)

March 14: Editorial counterpoint - Health care ailment spreads far beyond hospitals (Star Tribune)

March 13: Minnesota malnutrition deaths rose during pandemic (Star Tribune)

March 12: Sara Blair: Minnesota should invest in elderly care (Winona Daily News)

March 11: Readers Write - The root cause of trouble (Star Tribune)

March 10: Minnesota Matters featuring Dustin Lee, Praire Senior Cottages (Minnesota News Network)

March 7: Letter: Prioritize and support adequate funding for senior care (Alexandria Echo Press)

March 6: Saint Therese President & CEO Craig W. Appointed To LeadingAge Minnesota Board of Directors (Yahoo! Finance)

March 3: Samaritan Bethany's Matt Hrabak named district caregiver of the year (Rochester Post Bulletin)

March 2: Jasinski hears from care facility: Help wanted (Steele County Times)

March 2: Minnesota Matters featuring Sue Knutson, Samaritan Bethany (Minnesota News Network)

March 2: Long-Term Care Facilities Push Lawmakers for Funding Help for Staffing (KRWC-AM 1360)

March 1: Crookston nurse named Caregiver of the Year (Crookston Times)

Feb. 24: Minnesota Matters featuring Kari Thurlow, LeadingAge Minnesota (Minnesota News Network)

Feb. 23: Workforce Shortages In State Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers (Fergus Now)

Feb. 18: Olson hears care center concerns (Fairmont Sentinel)

Feb. 18: Leann Wright Named Board Trustee of the Year by LeadingAge Minnesota (Fargo Forum)

Feb. 17: Bel Cellini named district caregiver of the year for her work at Bethesda Sunrise Village in Willmar (West Central Tribune)

Feb. 17: Mowry named Benedictine 'Volunteer of the Year' (Owatonna Peoples Press)

Feb. 16: Carrie Stamm named Caregiver of The Year (Isanti Chisago County Star)

Dec. 13: Senior care should be a state funding priority (Marshall Independent)

Dec. 12: University of Minnesota study shows largest staffing shortages in nation (KAAL)

Dec. 9: Prioritize seniors with state budget surplus (Mankato Free Press)

Dec. 8: Advocates want $1B of surplus to improve long term care in Minnesota (Minnesota News Network)

Dec. 6: LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation invests $400,000 in 24 workforce grants (McKnight's Senior Living News)

Dec. 3: Above average is still failing on boosters (Star Tribune)

Nov. 29: Workforce shortage crippling Minnesota long-term care providers (WZFG)

Nov. 28: Senior living and care facilities turn away older adults 11K times in 1 month due to workforce crisis: survey (McKnight's Senior Living News)

Nov. 27: Smart kick-start to a health care career (StarTribune)

Nov. 11: State leaders have a duty to protect senior care (MinnPost)

Nov. 11: Minnesota VA explains issues facing veterans today (KARE 11)

Oct. 27: Staffing shortages hitting nursing homes; leaders work to increase wages (KTTC)

Oct. 15: Reader's View: Let’s not leave Minnesota seniors behind (Duluth News Tribune)

Oct. 5: Fears, frustration mount as Minnesota’s long-term care staffing crisis deepens (MPR)

Oct. 3: State announces amount to be given for Minnesota frontline worker bonuses (Albert Lea Tribune)

Sept. 28: How to determine the right time for a move into assisted living (MinnPost)

Sept. 17: Relief for Minnesota's long-term care providers stalls again (Sauk Rapids Herald)

Sept. 15: Letter: Let’s help our seniors and senior caregivers (Hometown Source)

Sept. 15: Habitat for Humanity celebrates five years of Aging in Place Program locally (Voice of Alexandria)

Sept. 10: Troubled Twin Cities nursing home ordered to pay millions in neglect cases (Star Tribune)

Sept. 2: Minnesota to start offering updated COVID boosters (Kare 11)

Sept. 1: Minnesota using COVID funds to extend nursing assistant training program (KSTP)

Aug. 18: Opinion: Senior care in crisis while legislative fix stalls in St. Paul (Detroit Lakes Online)

Aug. 10: Letter: State budget surplus gives hope for senior support programs (Hutchinson Leader)

Aug. 9: Letter to the Editor: Caregiver shortage and care crisis is completely avoidable (Austin Daily Herald)

Aug. 3: Letter to the Editor: Despite Budget Surplus, Greater Minnesota Seniors Left Behind in Legislative Session (Marshall Independent)

July 21: Rochester care providers still fighting to overcome worker shortage issue (Post Bulletin)

July 1: Letter: Legislators left long-term care hanging (Morrison County Record)

June 29: Staffing Shortages Have U.S. Nursing Homes in Crisis (SouthernMinn.com)

June 23: Commentary: State leaders have abandoned Minnesota seniors (Star Tribune)

June 22: New Minnesota healthcare law fails to address assisted living’s most pressing challenge: staff wages (McKnight’s Senior Living)

June 10: $500 million ‘hero pay’ initiative goes into effect for assisted living and other workers (McKnight’s Senior Living)

June 8: Impasse at Legislature puts help for Minnesota’s long-term care providers in limbo (MinnPost)

June 1: Rochester nursing home lowers capacity due to staffing shortages (ABC 6 News)

May 21: Letter: Crunch time for legislators and long-term care facilities (Post Bulletin)

May 20: Southeast Minnesota long-term senior care facilities struggle through financial crisis, staffing shortages (Post Bulletin)

May 19: Nursing Homes Will Fail Without State Help, Sholom Says (TC Jewfolk)

May 17: Legislator need to support long-term care and workers | Letters To The Editor | mankatofreepress.com

May 9: Saint Therese CEO Barb Rode to Retire, Marks Decades of Service in Senior Care - CCX Media

May 9: Assisted living communities in more danger of closing than nursing homes

May 9:  The quality, cost and future of long-term care in Minnesota  | MPR News

May 6: Survey found hundreds of Minnesota senior care centers may close (Y.105 FM: Rochester’s Best Variety Radio)

May 4: Readers’ Views: State Legislature: Help needed for seniors in our community (Fairmont Sentinel)

May 4: Letter: To legislators, support professional caregivers (Edina Sun Current)

May 3: Local View: Long-term senior care needs legislator attention (Duluth News Tribune)

April 30: Opinion: Wages should reflect importance of caregivers (Mankato Free Press)

April 29: Pandemic prompts Duluth caregiver to shift careers (Duluth News Tribune)

April 28: Letter: Senior caregivers need a living wage (InForum)

April 28: Letter to the Editor: Raise wages of caregivers (SW News Media)

April 27: Opinion: Sara Blair: Urgent legislative action needed to support seniors and caregivers (Winona Daily News)

April 21: Letter to the Editor: Our Seniors deserve nothing less (SW News Media)

April 12: Unreported COVID tests mean Minnesota will no longer calculate positivity rates (Pioneer Press)

April 9: Minnesota legislators aim to tackle ‘dire’ staffing shortages in long-term care (Star Tribune)

April 6: $1.322 billion human services budget addresses Minnesota’s long-term care workforce crisis (MN Senate Republican Caucus newsroom)

April 5: Our Opinion: Cheers to Minnesota's CNA training program and the long-term care staffing relief it provides (Detroit Lakes Tribune)

April 4: Our View: State’s nursing assistant program should continue (Mankato Free Press)

March 29: Minnesota surpasses goal of recruiting 1,000 new certified nursing assistants (Star Tribune)

March 29: Nearly 1,300 nursing assistants recruited through Minnesota's free tuition program (Duluth News Tribune)

March 29: Senators Abeler and Housley introduce $1.322 billion budget priority to address long-term care workforce crisis (Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus)