DULUTH – August 29th, 2024 – Duluth Health Services and LeadingAge Minnesota hosted a Candidate Forum, an event providing a platform for local candidates to discuss issues affecting older adults and Minnesota’s wider aging services sector.
The event was moderated by Cami Peterson-DeVries, Vice President of Senior Services with St. Francis Health Services of Morris. The local candidates that attended were Natalie Zeleznikar, Mark Munger, Shawn Savela, and Mark McGrew. Each candidate had the opportunity to share how they would prioritize older adults and the issues that matter to the aging services sector.
“With November fast approaching, LeadingAge Minnesota is working hard to ensure candidates are aware of the vital services our members provide to older adults in communities across the state,” said Kari Thurlow, CEO of LeadingAge Minnesota. “Minnesota is at an inflection point. We are now home to more seniors than schoolchildren. We’ve had a piecemeal approach to addressing a complex set of challenges – from a chronic workforce shortage to unfunded mandates. It’s pivotal that we meet this unique moment with a multi-faceted approach for the good of seniors, their families, and the dedicated individuals and organizations that provide care to older adults in our state.”
About Duluth Health Services
Duluth Health Services operates three senior living campuses in the greater Duluth area. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Francis Health Services, a Minnesota faith-based, non-profit organization.
Viewcrest Health Center is a Medicare/Medicaid certified care center providing all levels of skilled care; short-term stays for rehabilitative care and long-term care. We also provide services and programs for special needs including respite care. Viewcrest Health Center is located in the quiet, friendly residential part of Duluth known as Piedmont Heights. It is easily accessible from all locations of the city and only one block from the bus line.
Duluth Health Services also includes:
Franciscan Health Center is a 47-bed skilled nursing care center located on the beautiful peninsula of Park Point, Duluth, overlooking St. Louis Bay and Lake Superior.
Suncrest Assisted Living is a beautiful and peaceful assisted living campus located in Scanlon, MN.
About LeadingAge Minnesota
Driven to transform and enhance the experience of aging, LeadingAge Minnesota works alongside its members, caregivers, advocates and consumers to collectively shape the future of aging services and ensure older adults in every community live with dignity, meaning and purpose. Together with more than 60,000 caregivers, LeadingAge Minnesota members provide quality care, services and support to 70,000 older adults every day in independent senior housing, assisted living communities, adult day, in-home care and skilled nursing facilities.