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Return To Community Initiative
A new initiative known as
Return to Community, passed during the 2009
legislative session. Return to Community is
targeted toward nursing home residents
who have expressed a desire to return to the
community and have the resources and supports to
assist with the transition.
Return to Community will
facilitate successful transitions from the nursing
home to the community by:
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Helping to change the mindset that nursing homes
are the best long-term residence
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Using public resources efficiently
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Respecting people’s preferences for living and
caregiver arrangements
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Promoting good health and quality of life
Return to Community will
focus on the nursing home resident and their
family by:
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Beginning
discharge planning at nursing home
admission
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Equipping
residents with self-care skills
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Supporting
family caregivers
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Lining
up community resources
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Providing
follow-up after nursing home discharge
Return to Community is
targeted to nursing home residents who:
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Are early in their nursing home stay (90 days
after admission)
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Have the desire and resources to return to the
community and/or supports to assist with the
transition
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Are private pay
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Would otherwise become long stay residents
Return to Community is a
partnership between public agencies, nursing
facilities, hospitals and other health care
providers.
The Return to Community
service will be provided by MinnesotaHelp Network™
staff, known as Community Living Specialists, who
will assist residents in person with the
transition from the nursing facility to the
community. Follow up assessments will be completed
for a number of years with the individuals who are
transitioned from the nursing home. This is a
unique feature of Return to Community.
The new service is a 2009
legislative initiative being implemented through
the MinnesotaHelp Network™, which includes the Department of Human Services, the Minnesota Board
on Aging, the Area Agencies on Aging, and the
Senior LinkAge Line®.
View Return To Community presentation
(pdf)
The Return to
Community service begins April 1, 2010. |
