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Minnesota’s nursing homes face critical staffing crunch

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Nearly 70 percent of nursing homes in the state say they are limiting new resident admissions because of an inability to fill staff positions. That's according to a new survey from Care Providers of Minnesota and LeadingAge Minnesota, two organizations that represent long-term care facilities in the state.

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