Nursing Homes

The idea has its roots in the union expansion of the 1940s and the ‘fight for 15’ of more recent vintage.

State and federal regulators say they lack the resources to investigate a widespread practice of dubious accounting.

Turnover rates may be high due to the nature of the job. But some providers think workers need to toughen up.

Minnesota’s end-of-life care economy is in many ways healthy, but retaining nursing home workers is a persistent and growing challenge, particularly in rural communities.

Many survey respondents say the pay is too low to attract new workers and is contributing to the severe staffing shortages that are burning out workers and harming the state’s elderly and disabled residents.

The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act in the Minnesota Senate addresses insufficient staffing

your donation helps make a resident of an area nursing home or assisted living get some cheer with a holiday bouquet

your donation helps make a resident of an area nursing home or assisted living get some cheer with a holiday bouquet

A statewide conversation with Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. It’s your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans…

Kyle Hedlund is Executive Director of Grand Village nursing home in Grand Rapids and was recently appointed to the Rural Health Advisory Commitee by Gov.…