Categories of Minnesota Elder Care Facilities
Nursing Home
 -High Level of Care
 -Low to Medium Level of Resident Autonomy
 -Full supportive and nursing services for non-acute patients
Residential Facilities
-Low to High Level of Care
-Medium to High Level of Resident Autonomy
-Supportive and/or health-related services are provided in a residential setting generally accommodating 4-20 people, not in a larger apartment-style facility nor [...]

There was an excellent article recently published in the Minneapolis Star & Tribune, where there was a review of the Medicare policies related to stays in nursing homes following a trauma. The article explained that:
Each year, about one in five older patients discharged from the hospital is rehospitalized — usually within two weeks — at [...]

• Nursing Home
o High Level of Care
o Low to Medium Level of Resident Autonomy
o Full supportive and nursing services for non-acute patients
• Residential Facilities
o Low to High Level of Care
o Medium to High Level of Resident Autonomy
o Supportive and/or health-related services are provided in a residential setting generally accommodating 4-20 people, not in a larger apartment-style facility nor the senior’s own home
o Licensure varies [...]

Federal
• Health & Supportive Services
o OBRA Regulations (Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities) – 42 C.F.R. § 483, Subp. B
o Requirements for, and Assuring Quality of Care in, Skilled Nursing Facilities (Medicare/Federal Funded; Social Security Act § 1819) – 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3
o Requirements for Nursing Facilities (Medicaid/State Funded; Social Security Act § 1919) – 42 [...]

When is a Nursing Home not a Nursing Home
By Attorney Ken LaBore
One of the most confusing issues I have found as an attorney that practices in the area of elder abuse and neglect in Minnesota is the definition of what type of facility the resident resides in. Many people are mislead to believe that their [...]