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 [...]

One of the most common type of preventable injury to residents of nursing homes and other elder care facilities is pressure ulcers which I have blogged on in the past. One of the ways to ensure proper healing once a wound has appeared is to clean the pressure ulcer and to change the dressing frequently. [...]

• 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 [...]

Selecting a Nursing Home in Minnesota
Make Informed Choices. Ask questions and gather information before entering into an agreement with a housing or care provider to help ensure a good fit, such as:
• Assess your health needs now and over the next ten years
• Ask the provider how they will assist you in securing additional services as [...]