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    Long-Term Care Task Force

    Active dates:2000
    Function:

    The task force convened to address the emerging issues in long-term care in Minnesota.

    History:

    The task force met 12 times between May and December 2000. At the first three meetings in May and June, the task force reviewed current information about the long-term care system and the issues facing the state, developed a working draft of a vision statement, and heard responses to the draft vision statement from stakeholders.
    Membership:

    Senators Linda Berglin, John Hottinger, Sheila Kiscaden, Edward Oliver, Don Samuelson, and Dan Stevens; Representatives Jim Abeler, Fran Bradley, Lee Greenfield, Kevin Goodno, Luanne Koskinen, Mary Ellen Otremba; Commissioner of Housing Finance Agency Kit Hadley; Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm; Commissioner of Human Services Michael O’Keefe. 

    Commissioner O'Keefe served as chair of the task force.
    Reports:
    Reshaping Long-Term Care in Minnesota (January 2001)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    Long-term-care task force ideas include lawsuit: State panel looks to push the envelope with a proposal to sue the government over nursing-home care. Star Tribune, 9/14/2000.
    Task force gives seniors a say on health care options. Star Tribune, 8/16/2000.
    Close to home: As planners are rethinking nursing-home care, the options will become more varied and familiar. Pioneer Press, 8/9/2000.
    State task force looks into reform as number of aging Minnesotans grows. Pioneer Press, 8/6/2000.
    Care for the aging to be examined. Star Tribune, 6/19/2000.
    Task force examines issues for Minnesota's elderly. Grand Forks Herald, 6/17/2000.
    Panel favors freedom, though risky, for aged - People should be enabled to live independently as long as possible, a state task force says. Star Tribune, 6/16/2000.
    Vision of services for state's older residents released today. Pioneer Press, 5/31/2000.
    Record last updated: 04/20/2021
     

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