Welcome to Aging Services of Minnesota!

Aging Services of Minnesota is Minnesota's largest association of aging services organizations. Today our membership encompasses over 1,000 member organizations including 700+ provider member sites. Together, we work with over 50,000 caregivers throughout the state and serve more than 100,000 seniors each year in settings across the continuum from their home to congregate housing to assisted living to care centers. Aging Services members are diverse but share a common focus on person-directed living, missions of service to their communities and choice in older adult services.

Aging Services is the state affiliate of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA).

Announcements
Aging Services Webinar Addresses Medicare and Medicaid Payment Changes Due to MDS 3.0 With the release of the new final RUGs IV rates, now is the time to prepare for the changes to Medicare and Medicaid payments that will occur as a result of the Oct. 1 implementation of MDS 3.0. ...read more

Latest News and Resources

New Medicare Rule Includes Two Sets of PPS Rates for October 1 Recently, CMS released a notice on Medicare rates for skilled nursing facilities effective for the year beginning on October 1. The proposed rates include a market basket adjustment (inflation increase) of 1.7 percent, as called for under existing federal law. ...read more

AAHSA and AARP Reach Agreement on Section 202 Reform Bill On July 15, 2010, AAHSA and AARP reached an agreement on revisions to language in the Section 202 Reform Act of 2009 (S.118). Several months ago, AARP raised opposition to the bill based on their concerns about resident access to information about community-based services, local board responsibilities and project refinancing....read more

CCRCs Receive Support from Sen. Franken and Scrutiny by Senate Aging Committee and GAO The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a July 21 hearing focused on the financial performance and transparency of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), and at the hearing the Government Accounting Office (GAO) released its report, Continuing Care Retirement Communities Can Provide Benefits, but Not Without Some Risk. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), Aging Committee Chair, ...read more

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Aging Services thanks 2010 Annual Sponsor Dougherty & Company LLC and our other sponsors for their support and partnership.