Minnesota lawmakers set to tackle long-term care funding
In this April 15, 2011 photo, Tom Cline, right, restorative aide for the Awakenings Project, works with Stanley Keller on improving his range of motion of his feet and legs at Bayshore Health Center on Park Point in Duluth, Minn.
AP Photo/Duluth News Tribune, Bob King
As this year's state's legislative session begins, some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are putting a priority on long-term care.
Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne, is heading up the House Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Committee. Programs that help nursing homes and other programs for the elderly are underfunded, he said.
On The Daily Circuit, we look at what's been working in the state so far. What works in other states?
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