Care Providers of Minnesota

This week at the Capitol: Care Providers of Minnesota attended a Legislative Task Force on Aging meeting in the MN Senate building, focused on how to best use government resources to care for our aging population. #CPMAdvocates #MNLeg #CareComesFirst

This week, Care Providers of Minnesota staff met up with Susan Jensen at Good Samaritan Society of Maplewood to visit with staff from the office of Representative Betty McCollum. The discussion during the visit revolved around the ways investing in long-term care can promote workforce development, and how reduced access to care can negatively impact communities. This visit was informative and collaborative and is the type of connecting with lawmakers that has the power to make investment in long-term care a priority. #CPMAdvocates #CareComesFirst #CD4

This week, Care Providers of Minnesota staff went out to The Legacy of Farmington to meet with the location leadership, and staff from the office of Representative Angie Craig. During the visit, staff from The Legacy of Farmington outlined the need for investment in supporting long-term care providers and workforce development. The discussion was productive, thoughtful, and is exactly the type of connecting with lawmakers that is needed to help make long-term care a priority at every level of government. #CPMAdvocates #CareComesFirst #CD2

This week, Care Providers staff met up with Matt Hood at Oak Terrace Senior Living of Le Sueur to talk with Joe Teirab, candidate for MN Congressional District 2. This was a great opportunity to showcase the importance of long-term care and connect on the ways the federal government can invest in workforce development and reimbursement to ensure access to care is not reduced. Developing relationships with legislators at all levels of government is important to ensuring partnership in our effort to provide care for some of our most vulnerable populations. Thank you Matt for hosting and sharing your experience. #CareComesFirst #CPMAdvocates #CD2

October is Residents’ Rights Month. This year's theme—The Power of My Voice—emphasizes self-empowerment and recognizes the power of residents being vocal about their interests, personal growth, and right to live full, enriching lives. Here's what Residents' Rights Month means to Jane: My voice for autonomy and choice! #ResidentsRights #CareComesFirst #ThePowerOfMyVoice

Thank you to Julie Kelly, Executive Director at the Lakes of Stillwater for the lovely tour. We are looking forward to sharing your residents remarkable stories, created in collaboration with Storytelling Across America, Jack York, during TaleGate's Minnesota visit.  

Minnesota is facing a critical shortage of senior care workers. Care Providers of Minnesota and the International Institute of Minnesota have partnered to tackle the urgent shortage of long-term care caregivers. Thanks to grant funding allocated to Minnesota Department of Human Services by the Minnesota Legislature, this innovative collaboration offers workforce training for New Americans and supports employers in recruiting and retaining diverse talent, helping to alleviate the state's workforce crisis in long-term healthcare. -JP Holwerda With our network of more than 1,000 member organizations that provide a spectrum of long-term care services throughout Minnesota, we will focus on helping New Americans find successful placements with employers who have created career pathways that promote growth and retention in the long-term care sector. -Nicole Mattson, LHSE, CAE, MA https://lnkd.in/gi-6TUeu #NewAmericans #Workforce #WorkforceDevelopment #CPMAdvocates #LTCWorkforce

This week at the Capitol: A Legislative Task Force on Aging discussion on aging in community and streamlining resources. #CPMAdvocates #MNLeg #CareComesFirst

The quality journey continues---despite a hurricane! Congratulations to our 2024 Quality Award recipients. We will celebrate your achievement at our own convention & exposition, November 11-13, 2024. #QualityAwards

Some photos from a very productive Board of Directors Retreat last week as members discussed strategic initiatives and priorities.