June 19, 2019

LeadingAge MN Featured on MPR Program on Care and Housing for Seniors

On June 18, 2019 by Jodi Boyne

In case you missed it, MPR last week featured a one-hour program focused on the care and housing needs of Minnesota’s rapidly-growing population. Kari Thurlow, Senior Vice President of Advocacy for LeadingAge Minnesota, was a featured guest on the program that also touched upon the new package of legislative reforms to protect elderly and vulnerable adults.   

The discussion also featured Tetyana Shippee, associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, and Ron Elwood, supervising attorney with Legal Aid.

Topics ranged from an overview of assisted living as it exists today, care and support provided in those settings, the characteristics of the people who live in assisted living, how those services are paid for, and the new reforms that will shape the next generation of assisted living. Questions also covered how our rapidly-growing aging population will find decent housing if they need extra care.

Listen to the program at MPR: Taking Better Care for Minnesota’s Silver Tsunami.