Consumer-Focused Eldercare Reform Bill to Receive Public Hearing Tuesday

A bill with strong protections against abuse, neglect, assault, and other maltreatment in Minnesota assisted living facilities and nursing homes authored by Rep. Jen Schultz (DFL – Duluth), House Long-Term Care Division Chair, and House Majority Whip Rep. Liz Olson (DFL – Duluth), will be considered in the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee on Tuesday. Many of the protections in the bill, HF 90, emerged last year from an Elder Abuse Consumer Workgroup convened by AARP Minnesota and crafted with the assistance of organizations such as Elder Voice Family Advocates and Legal Aid. The bill contains, among other items, licensing of assisted living facilities, the ability for a resident to have a camera in their living space, a prohibition on deceptive marketing practices, and clarification of the rights of residents and their families.

WHAT: House HHS Policy Committee hearing on HF 90, a bill to strengthen the rights and protections of Minnesotans residing in assisted living facilities and nursing homes

WHO: Rep. Jen Schultz (DFL – Duluth) and Rep. Liz Olson, bill authors; Rep. Rena Moran (DFL – Saint Paul), Committee Chair; Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Minnesota Department of Health; Mary Jo George, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Minnesota; Toby Pearson, Vice President of Advocacy, Care Providers of Minnesota; Kari Thurlow, Vice President of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota Continue reading “Consumer-Focused Eldercare Reform Bill to Receive Public Hearing Tuesday”

House DFL Majority Launches New Podcast

St. Paul, Minnesota – House DFLers today launched the Minnesota Values Podcast. It’s a new show that takes you behind the scenes at the State Capitol for a conversation about how House DFLers are putting Minnesotans’ values into action. Reps. Jamie Long of Minneapolis and Liz Olson of Duluth are the show’s co-hosts.

Click here to listen to the inaugural episode, featuring an interview with Speaker Melissa Hortman.

Current and future episodes of the Minnesota Values Podcast are and will be available on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/mnValuesPod. Episodes will be added to major podcast directories like iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify soon.

“This new podcast tells the story of what House DFLers learned from Minnesotans during months-long listening sessions that took place throughout the state, and what we continue to learn through our work in and outside of the Capitol,” said co-host Liz Olson (DFL-Duluth). “We’ll specifically focus on our caucus’ first 10 priority bills and invite real Minnesotans to appear on the show as guests to tell their stories.” Continue reading “House DFL Majority Launches New Podcast”