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Minnesota nursing home workers planning two-day strike later in March

March 14, 2025
Nursing home workers on one-day strike gather at the State Capitol

March 5, 2024
Governor Walz and other legislative leaders champion state money going out to support nursing homes $173 million in new funding was approved during the last legislative session

August 8, 2023
Fluence Forum: A conversation about the caregiving crisis in Minnesota

March 25, 2023
Governor Walz announces $40 million to increase emergency staffing support for hospitals statewide “It will not alleviate the problem, but it should be somewhat of a decompression,” Walz says

January 12, 2022
National Guard steps in to help overwhelmed hospitals nationwide

January 10, 2022
Minnesota will deploy National Guard troops to help at nursing homes Difficulty hiring new workers and employees who are not vaccinated creating the need for state help

November 22, 2021
Long-term care workers face a critical staffing shortage Industry leaders in Minnesota are calling for the state to step-in and provide relief

October 8, 2021
Chaotic Ida evacuation caused elderly woman to call 911 and say she'd been kidnapped

September 9, 2021
Emergency nurses say attacks on the job are getting worse

August 20, 2021