Assisted Living Report Card

An Assisted Living Report Card to measure and report on the quality of individual assisted living settings for housing and services paid for privately and through public programs, is being developed for Minnesota. Once the report card is fully implemented by the DHS Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) along with the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA), results will be shared with the public through a website and will be updated over-time as new data on quality are available.

Project Milestones

• In May 2019 the Minnesota legislature provided funding to support the development of an Assisted Living Report Card, including resident and family surveys and a report card website.
• In July 2019 a national review of quality measurement in assisted living was completed under contract with the University of Minnesota (UMN). Literature Review and Environmental Scan: Identifying Quality Measures in Assisted Living (PDF).
• In January 2020 a report summarizing feedback from a wide array of stakeholders on the findings from the UMN’s July 2019 report was released by AASD and MBA. Stakeholder Feedback on Identifying Quality Measures for a Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card (PDF).
• In 2020 and 2021 pilot testing of resident and family satisfaction surveys in both general assisted living and memory care settings was completed under contract with Vital Research. Resident and Family Surveys for Assisted Living Project: Final Report 2021 (PDF).
• In 2021 and 2022 the resident and family surveys were implemented statewide to collect data on facilities with the capacity to serve 8 or more residents, and pilot testing of data collection methods for facilities with the capacity to serve 7 or fewer residents was completed under contract with Vital Research. Resident and Family Surveys for Assisted Living Project: Final Report 2022 (PDF)

Advisory Group

An Advisory Group was formed to provide input on different aspects of the report card development and implementation process.

Upcoming Project Work 

Between May 2022 and May 2023, project work will include:

• Implementation of the resident and family surveys statewide to collect data on facilities with the capacity to serve 20 or more residents.
• Continued work to develop strategies for implementing the resident and family surveys at smaller facilities in future rounds of data collection.
• Continued work to develop measures of quality based on the surveys and other data sources.
• Continued work to develop a report card website

A Report Card website will most likely not be launched until the fall of 2023.

Questions about this initiative can be directed to: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us.