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The 2025 Institute & Expo has sessions for a variety of roles and departments in aging services communities.

On Tuesday, February 11 from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., aging services professionals will gather for Saying Goodbye Is So Hard: Navigating SNF and AL Discharges and Terminations, a pre-conference intensive workshop dedicated to a challenging aspect of long-term care—managing discharges, terminations, and transfers.

Nominations for the LeadingAge Leadership Award are now open.

Applications for the 2025 Leadership Academy are open through March 4. This exceptional eight-month program blends leadership theory, applied learning, and personalized coaching to mentor current and emerging leaders in our field.

If quality improvement and staff retention are on your 2025 To-Do list, join us for the start of the 2025 ICan Quality Improvement Contest by registering for the ICan Information Session on Feb. 19 from 11:30 to noon. 

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is pleased to share a grant opportunity from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.

Before there were Memory Care and Dementia Care Facilities/Units, which provide specialized programming and security, providers experienced the benefits and challenges of individuals with dementia being served in unspecialized settings.

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness application is open now until Feb. 14, 2025.

The Minnesota Department of Health is hosting a quarterly assisted living update webinar on Thursday, Feb. 20, 1 – 3:00 p.m., for providers to learn about the most recent assisted living licensing and regulation trends.

Applications are now being accepted for the State Live Well at Home Grants. Amongst eligible applicants are providers of Adult Day Services and Assisted Living. A Responders’ Conference will be offered January 27, with an application deadline of April 4, 2025.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has contracted with All Clear Emergency Management to offer free in-person technical assistance for implementing continuity of operations planning.

On Dec. 5, 2024, Judge Leonard Strand, who is presiding over the lawsuit filed by LeadingAge Minnesota and other LeadingAge state affiliates and state Attorneys General to challenge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Minimum Staffing Rule, held a hearing on our motion for a preliminary injunction to halt the rule’s enforcement and implementation.

Last week, our attorney filed an amended complaint in our legal challenge of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s (NHWSB) Holiday Pay Rule. The amended complaint included more information about the harms suffered by our members because of implementing the Holiday Pay Rule at their nursing homes.

Earlier today, Governor Walz released his budget proposal for the next two years, which amounts to an extremely disappointing proposal that balances the state budget on the backs of seniors and those who care for them. The combination of impacts, particularly for nursing homes, is almost certain to lead to a decline in access due to increased likelihood of closures, especially in rural areas.

The upcoming webinar, Preparing for a Successful Financial Audit at a HUD Property on Jan. 23 from 10-11 a.m.,  will offer practical insights into streamlining the audit process, reducing compliance findings, and minimizing audit adjustments.

Applications for the 2025 Leadership Academy are now open.

Leadership Academy is a unique program with a 15-year track record of developing leadership capacity and core competencies of aging services professionals by tapping their natural talents and authentic leadership style.

Professional development is a great retention tool, benefits resident care quality, and contributes to organizational success.

Congratulations to Ebenezer Senior Living for assuming ownership of Oak Meadows Senior Living in Oakdale, MN, effective January 1, 2025.

LeadingAge Minnesota is thrilled to announce a new member benefit that brings even more value to your membership: LAMN Perks!

Winona State University is offering another round for individuals to become certified instructors of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training certification this April.

Yesterday, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News released a breaking story that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer nursing students up to $40,000 in tuition reimbursement and/or $10,000 outright to work for a nursing home or state survey agency.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's (DEED) new article highlights the looming impact of federal minimum staffing regulations on Minnesota's nursing homes.

The Minnesota legislature is set to convene for the 2025 session next week, Tuesday, Jan. 14, under extraordinary conditions. Notably, earlier this week, House DFLers threatened not to show up on the first day of the legislative session if a power-sharing agreement is not reached.

The upcoming webinar, Preparing for a Successful Financial Audit at a HUD Property on Jan. 23 from 10-11 a.m.,  will offer practical insights into streamlining the audit process, reducing compliance findings, and minimizing audit adjustments.

Assisted Living Housing Directors, Regional Directors, Maintenance Directors, and team members in  Quality and Operations are invited to join us Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. for our Pre-Conference Intensive session QAPI Approach to Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Assisted Living.

On December 16, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed version of S. 141, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, clearing the way for the bill to be signed into law by the President.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has launched the Employer Engagement Team to address workforce challenges by connecting employers with skilled workers, particularly in the Drive for 5 fields: caring professions, education, manufacturing, technology, and trades.

With our coldest months ahead, just a reminder that the 2023 legislature passed a law, which took effect in 2024, requiring landlords to keep their units heated to a minimum temperature of 68 degrees from Oct. 1 through April 30.

Post your open positions with a new member-only discount on AgingServicesJobs.org – the premier job board for aging services employers to post their critical-to-fill positions and get connected with qualified applicants.

Starting Jan. 27, 2025, the nurse aide knowledge test will be available in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong, in addition to English, as allowed by Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.61.