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Essential Workshop for Maltreatment Management – Dec. 11-12
On November 7, 2024 by Sharon Hollister
In this immersive workshop, Dec. 11-12 at the Minnesota Humanities Center in Saint Paul, you’ll follow a case from its initial report to the interdisciplinary team review and development of an individualized abuse prevention plan.
Maltreatment Management Workshop – Dec. 11-12
On October 24, 2024 by Sharon Hollister
Join us for a Maltreatment Management Workshop on Dec. 11-12 at the Minnesota Humanities Center in Saint Paul.
Maltreatment Management Workshop Dec. 11-12 – Registration Open
On September 26, 2024 by Sharon Hollister
Join us for a Maltreatment Management Workshop on Dec. 11-12 at the Minnesota Humanities Center in Saint Paul.
Q&A with Adult Day: A Closer Look at Individual Abuse Prevention Plans and Participation Reports
On December 10, 2019 by Roni Falck
To help keep adult day services providers informed and in compliance with license expectations, please review the following Q&A regarding Individual Abuse Prevention Plans and monthly progress notes and participation reports.
GAO Calls for Better Abuse Oversight for Nursing Homes
On November 19, 2019 by Jodi Boyne
In a report released last week, the Government Accountability Offices (GA)) alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has yet to enforce several of its recommendations after an earlier GAO report found oversight gaps in abuse reporting requirements for nursing homes.
U.S. Senate Finance Criticizes CMS Oversight Efforts Related to Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
On July 24, 2019 by Kari Thurlow
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing yesterday on the latest report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse. The report states that abuse deficiencies cited in nursing homes have more than doubled between 2013 and 2017.
Klobuchar Announces A Plan for Seniors
On July 16, 2019 by Jodi Boyne
Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) last week announced A Plan for Seniors, a comprehensive plan that tackles Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, enhances health care and retirement security, reduces prescription drug prices, supports a world-class long-term care workforce, and combats senior fraud and abuse.
MDH Commissioner Malcolm Shares Progress Report on OHFC, Abuse Working Groups
On January 29, 2019 by Libbie Chapuran
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Commissioner Jan Malcolm shared updates regarding improvements at the Office of Health Facility Complaints (OHFC) and overviews of the work done on the Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Working Groups in front of the Senate Family Care and Aging Committee and the House Long-term Care Subcommittee.
Nursing Homes: Is Federal Regulation Tough Enough?
On September 11, 2018 by Jodi Boyne
A hearing last week in the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight explored whether federal regulations for nursing homes were tough enough.