Dozens of surveyors sent to nursing homes without being tested for COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 21, 2020
Dozens of state health inspectors have been sent to survey Minnesota nursing homes’ infection control compliance without first being tested for COVID-19. Critics note this puts already susceptible residents...
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Feb 01, 2018
HCR ManorCare edging closer to receivership? … Survey says: Pneumococcal vaccination guidelines need clarification … New Minnesota health commissioner vows to make elder abuse reform a top...
State task force calls for tougher penalties following abuse case backlog
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2018
A system meant to protect Minnesota seniors from abuse and violence in formal care setting settings must be repaired by providing more thorough oversight and tougher penalties, a work group headed by AARP...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 26
Jan 26, 2018
Patients six times more likely to have heart attack within week of flu diagnosis … Two Minnesota health officials under investigation after backlog of elder abuse complaints … Caregiving at...
Minnesota health chief out after reports of abuse at state’s nursing homes not being investigated
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2017
Minnesota Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger, M.D., M.S.P.H., resigned suddenly Tuesday, following several media reports that criticized his agency for failing to protect seniors from neglect and abuse.
Getting off a health crisis roller coaster
By
Lyn Lais, RN
Jan 23, 2015
You’ve seen it happen more times than you can count: an older adult checks into the hospital with a serious illness, recovers at a rehabilitation center and is then discharged. A month later, that...
Nursing homes demonstrate health information exchange, Minnesota style
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
It pains me to say it, but Minnesota’s done it again.
MN nursing home resident dies after police shoot him with a taser
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 23, 2013
A 76-year-old nursing home resident in Minnesota has died weeks after police shot him with a taser, according to local reports.
Volunteer has his ducks in a row
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 28, 2012
Despite challenges, mailman Steve Score has found winged victory at Ecumen Emmanuel Community in Minnesota.
State law loophole allows former criminals to work in elder care facilities
Dec 14, 2011
Minnesota has granted waivers for 15,000 people with criminal backgrounds seeking to work in the state’s long-term care facilities, a new report finds.