The Minnesota minimum staffing levels are determined by statute and require the minimum number of hours of nursing personnel to be provided in a nursing home is the greater of two hours per resident per 24 hours or 0.95 hours per standardized resident day.
Stat. Sec. 144A04, Subd. 7 (2009). Subd. 7.Minimum nursing staff requirement.
Notwithstanding [...]

As an attorney who handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Minnesota I thought this information from the Minnesota Department of Health was helpful.
Nursing Home Selection
Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be challenging. This Nursing Home Report Card gives information to help you make your choice. You should also [...]

According to a story from the Star & Tribune titled:
Nursing home aide stuffed sock in dementia patient’s mouth
The story states:
“An aide at a northwestern Minnesota nursing home crammed a sock in the mouth of a screaming resident because the woman, elderly and in the late stages of dementia, wouldn’t be quiet, according to a state [...]

As we get older it is not uncommon to develop complications involving our respiratory system. Many elderly patients in nursing home care will require breathing tubes in order to support life. A clogged or obstructed breathing tube can often lead to brain damage or death. Another risk to residents is from [...]

There was another article this weekend on nursing home abuse and neglect in the Star and Tribune newspaper. The article focused on a nursing home resident from Crest View Lutheran Home in Columbia Heights who was in the facility for short term rehabilitation therapy. The gentleman who was unnamed in [...]