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Thank you to Rajean for the joining us yesterday and providing the updates on the legislative session and Age-Friendly Minnesota.  If any of you missed this presentation or would like to view the slides again, you can view them on the MASWA website at the link below. Joint Public Policy June 2020

Please see the following announcement from the Minnesota Department of Health regarding surveys of home care providers. As of June 15, 2020, staff from the Health Regulation Division will be surveying to infection control standards in home care providers. Standards not being followed will have licensing orders issued. Please reference 144A.4798 for state regulations on Disease Prevention…

We are sorry this great event won’t be happening, but the Fall Aging Conference will be back again next year.  Please mark your calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 for the next Fall Aging Conference!  Full Notice

MASWA memberships will now last one year from the date you join or renew your membership!  Previously memberships were for the calendar year regardless of when you joined or renewed.  Now is a great time to reach out to colleagues and other professionals to let them know about our organization and that they are welcome…

The Minnesota Department of Health is making modifications to the Maltreatment of Minors Act and the Vulnerable Adults Act.  Please see the full document detailing these changes at the link below. Modification of Maltreatment of Minors Act and Vulnerable Adults Act        

Protecting Seniors From Fraud During The COVID-19 Crisis Presented by Jay Haapala, Associate State Director – Community Engagement | AARP Minnesota  

ALL MINNESOTANS: Share the AARP Age-Friendly Survey! Per the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council’s website, AARP Minnesota is conducting a survey to gather ideas about what is needed to make the state more age-friendly and its communities better places to live for everyone. The feedback will be analyzed by AARP for your consideration as the Council develops…

Since 2017 a large group of professionals, including attorneys, guardians, and state and court entities started a comprehensive review of Minnesota’s Guardianship Statute and began drafting changes to modernize the statute. Some specifics in modernizing Minnesota’s guardianship law include changes to how capacity is defined, introducing a definition of supported decision making, and identification of…

Online Registration has Closed, Walk-in Registrations will be taken as space permits.

James Falvey, Executive Director of Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly accepted the donation at the MASWA Spring Luncheon and Annual Meeting on May 11, 2017 at the Plymouth Creek Community Center.