Nursing Homes Must be Specific on Area Resident is Being Admitted To The nursing home must be specific on where resident will reside. §483.10   Resident rights.  The resident has a right to a dignified existence, self-determination, and communication with and access to persons and services inside and outside the facility. A facility must protect and promote […]

Registered Nurses Should be Doing Assessments Not LPNs. As an attorney that handles abuse and neglect cases in nursing homes and other types of elder care housing with services, the type of staff member monitoring a resident is crucial. I have seen many examples of where a unskilled lower level nurse (such as an LPN) […]

MDH Survey Reports Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities   Nursing Home Survey Reports for Minnesota Department of Health. This information has recently been updated, and is now available at MDH Office of Health Facility Complaints website. You can access the information regarding the past two surveys for nursing homes in Minnesota, as well as surveys for […]

Main Government Agencies – Four main agencies regulate senior elder care in Minnesota.

Minnesota Nursing Homes and Minnesota Legal System  By Attorney Ken LaBore As Minnesotans we have come to appreciate a high quality of care by our health care providers. We have the Mayo Clinic, Abbott Northwestern, Methodist Hospital, the U of Minnesota and other fine providers of Medical services, yet how can the Minnesota legal system […]