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Minnesota
| March 01 2004 |
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Web site eases public access to nursing home data |
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In a first step toward a state nursing home report card, the Minnesota Department of Health has put the most recent annual inspection reports for the state's 420 nursing homes at the website http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/directory/surveyfindings.htm/. |
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Star Tribune
http://startribune.com/stories/462/4637044.html
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| Author: |
Warren Wolfe
wolfe@startribune.com |
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| March 18 2004 |
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Initiative seeks to stomp out predatory lending scams |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Services
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A "coalition of more than 60 organizations have joined together to create the Don't Borrow Trouble Minnesota Campaign, a public education initiative aimed at stopping predatory lending practices…." |
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Shorewood Sun Sailor
http://www.mnsun.com/story.asp?city=Shorewood&story=132248
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Laura Waldon
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| April 29 2004 |
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Minnesota nursing homes hurting, groups say |
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"Minnesota is close to the point where we will have to say no to older adults who need care," an advocate charges, reflecting on the projected closure of nursing homes due to low reimbursement rates. |
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Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4748823.html
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| Author: |
Warren Wolfe
wolfe@startribune.com |
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| May 23 2004 |
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Inspectors: picky or prudent? A rise in violations at Minnesota nursing homes stirs fierce debate |
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"State [nursing home] inspectors last year recorded significantly more violations than in 2002; the underlying reason for that is a matter of fierce debate." Lengthy article explores the controversy over whether inspectors are citing nursing homes unfairly. |
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Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/8728405.htm
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Rick Linsk
rlinsk@pioneerpress.com |
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| June 16 2004 |
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7 state-supervised sex offenders are living in private nursing homes |
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Corrections Commissioner Joan Fabian has sent a letter to state legislators stating that there are currently seven state-supervised sex offenders living in Minnesota nursing homes. "One Minneapolis nursing home didn't know it had a sex offender until a probation officers informed the home after the problems at Concordia [Care Center] became public." |
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Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4830669.html
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| Author: |
Glenn Howatt
howatt@startribune.com |
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| June 19 2004 |
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Department identifies nursing homes that housed sex offenders |
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The seven sex offenders living in nursing homes in Minnesota are at Chateau Health Center, Whittier Health Center, and City of Lakes Care Center in Minneapolis; Valley View Manor in Lamberton; Trevilla Nursing Home in Robbinsdale; Villa Health Care Center in Mora; and Sauer Memorial Home in Winona. |
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Grand Forks Herald
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/local/8961583.htm
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Brian Bakst and Ashley H. Grant
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| July 01 2004 |
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Different standard for past crimes allowed in domestic abuse |
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"Evidence of past domestic abuse can be introduced at trial even when it doesn't meet the high threshold of 'clear and convincing' evidence, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court's opinion endorsed a lower evidence threshold in such cases, arguing that: 'Domestic abusers often exert control over their victims, which undermines the ability of the criminal justice system to prosecute cases effectively.'" |
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Grand Forks Herald
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/9059734.htm
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| July 08 2004 |
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Nursing home hearings faulted; Agency offers findings in inspections dispute |
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A report by the Department of Administration's Management Analysis Division called legislative hearings on Minnesota's oversight of nursing homes "remarkably one-sided and sympathetic" to the long-term care industry. The report also confirmed that the average number of "deficiencies' per facility has more than tripled, from 3.5 in 1996 to about 11 in 2004." But the investigation was unable to determine whether the increase was due to changes in the inspection process or an actual increase in problems. |
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Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/9101855.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
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| Author: |
Rick Linsk
rlinsk@pioneerpress.com |
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| July 20 2004 |
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Minnesota's inmates: Aging behind bars |
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Article explores the health needs of aging prisoners. Discusses new plan to create a locked and segregated floor in a still-unselected Twin Cities nursing home to house prisoners, but notes, "The catch is that federal law protecting rights of nursing-home residents appears to make it difficult to operate a home that restricts prisoners' movement and activities." |
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Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4884072.html
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| Author: |
Warren Wolfe
wolfe@startribune.com |
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| August 13 2004 |
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Pawlenty Forming Commission To Review Sex Offender Policies |
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One of the first tasks given a new Governor-appointed sex offender policy commission is to review placement of elderly and disabled sex offenders. The commission is to recommend policy changes to Governor Pawlenty "no later than December." |
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WCCO 4
http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_226154342.html
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