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A New Americans Resource Map is now available on the LeadingAge Minnesota website! This interactive map of Minnesota’s community organizations, resources, and support is a new tool designed to connect your staff with resources and support that they need outside of work, and to subsequently strengthen our long-term care workforce.

LeadingAge Minnesota recently completed an updated version of our Sector Trends Report, which you can now access on our website.

When the legislative session officially adjourned last week, much of Minnesota’s $67 billion state budget remained unresolved. In the days since, lawmakers have continued working—largely behind closed doors—to finalize major spending bills.

If you had a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Project that was approved prior to Dec. 31, 2024, and have not yet invoiced the Department of Human Services (DHS) for your project, you must submit your invoices before June 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to invoice DHS for your project.

Struggling with staffing shortages? Tired of losing qualified candidates to competitors? You're not alone, but you do have resources at your fingertips.

The Large Building Energy Benchmarking program is a state-wide program aimed at increasing energy efficiency while decreasing operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector.

On June 11 at 12:30 p.m., CT, the team from LeadingAge National will host expert staff from the Department of Housing and

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Nursing Homes has resumed regular calls with LeadingAge and other national stakeholder associations.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has weighed in on questions from LeadingAge National about how housing providers should handle retroactive payments resulting from the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA).

Join us on June 18 for an engaging and informative virtual session where you'll have the opportunity to meet two of LeadingAge Minnesota’s senior housing and assisted living experts.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation (LAMF) is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced video production firms to develop a compelling video and photography series. The goal of this project is to help New Americans—immigrants and refugees—understand the opportunities and realities of long-term care careers and life in Minnesota.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Deadline for Bids: Noon, 12:00pm, Monday, June 2^nd, 2025

This project is administrated by the LeadingAge MN Foundation, a subsidiary of LeadingAge Minnesota, the state’s largest association of over 1,100 mission-driven organizations serving older adults in the places they call home. Our Foundation uses grant dollars and tax-deductible contributions to support initiatives that transform and enhance the experience of aging.  This project is made possible through support from the New Americans Long-Term Care Workforce grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.  

For questions, please contact Kirstan Ketter, Foundation Project Manager at LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation.  

Are you a Licensed Assisted Living Director (LALD) or Licensed Health Services Executive (LHSE) with a heart for guiding others? If so, we invite you to become a volunteer mentor and support the next generation of leaders in long-term services and supports.

Celebrating 20 years in business is a milestone that humbles us. The road wasn’t always smooth, but the work—and the relationships—made every mile worth it. In 2005, Mike Bauer founded Bauer Design Build on a simple promise: help people with what they need and give back, no strings attached.

There is a lot going on these days. A lot. Organizations serving the senior community are facing a growing number of complex challenges and the path forward is not always clear.

At slashBlue, we’ve worked closely with senior living communities for years, and we understand a fundamental truth: when technology fails, it quickly becomes a care issue.