Fifteen Care Centers Apply for Moratorium Exceptions Process Funding
Posted on March 24, 2022 by Jeff Bostic
The current round of applications for nursing facility moratorium exceptions has closed, and MDH recently informed LeadingAge that fifteen care centers submitted proposals for this round. A review committee will hear the proposals on May 3 and 4, and the MDH commissioner will announce the approved projects by June 22.
We are pleased that so many providers are interested in making much needed building improvements by accessing the new funding that the Legislature approved in the last session. The fifteen submitted projects are:
Care Center Name |
City |
Knute Nelson Care Center |
Alexandria |
Belgrade Nursing Home |
Belgrade |
The Terrace at Cannon Falls |
Cannon Falls |
Chisholm Health Care Center |
Chisholm |
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center |
Crosby |
The Terrace at Crystal |
Crystal |
Ebenezer Aurora on France |
Edina |
Ebenezer Care Center |
Minneapolis |
West Wind Village |
Morris |
Benedictine Health Care Center Innsbruck |
New Brighton |
Paynesville Health Care Center |
Paynesville |
Lifecare Roseau Manor |
Roseau |
Cerenity Care Center Humboldt |
Saint Paul |
Bethesda Willmar |
Willmar |
Saint Anne Extended Healthcare |
Winona |
Of the 15 projects, 12 (in bold) are LeadingAge Minnesota members and we are proud to see their level of commitment to improving the experience for nursing home residents. Eleven of the applicants have applied previously, including eight that applied last year but were not approved because very limited funding was available. The next step in the process is for DHS to review these proposals and determine their cost to the state. With slightly over $4 million in state Medicaid funds available this round it appears there is a good chance that all these projects could be approved.
Under the nursing facility property rate system, a moratorium exception approval allows the provider to have their entire property rate calculated based on a rental value formula adopted by the 2019 Legislature. That formula is simpler and tends to produce a better rate than the old system, so between that and the ongoing funding commitment from the 2021 Legislature the moratorium exceptions process has become an important and effective tool for upgrading and replacing care centers across the state.
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