AASD eList announcement
Date: April 14, April 28 and May 12, 2026
To: Lead agency case managers, care coordinators and MnCHOICES assessors that coordinate services for older adults with high support needs, Elderly Waiver (EW) customized living service providers that serve older adults with high support needs and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services Division
Purpose: To announce a survey to evaluate EW’s ability to serve older adults with high support needs
Survey opens: April 14, 2026
Survey deadline: May 15, 2026
Contact: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us
EW high support needs evaluation survey
DHS is gathering feedback through an online survey about EW’s ability to serve older adults with high support needs. We contracted with an outside firm called The Improve Group to conduct this survey.
Reason for survey
The Minnesota Legislature directed DHS to evaluate options to serve older adults with high support needs that current EW services or budgets cannot address. For more information, refer to Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 47, section 22.
Survey questions
The survey asks questions about:
Survey participants
DHS wants feedback from the following groups who serve older adults (i.e., adults age 65 and older) with high support needs in Minnesota and who are familiar with the programs that fund services for older adults:
Survey details
Use the following information to take the survey:
Expected outcomes
DHS will use the survey feedback to:
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