Minnetonka is aging. 22% over 65, 35.9% over 55. I am approaching 65 myself, although sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. I have been a nurse for 30+ yrs. Recently I worked for 4 years as a hospice nurse for HCMC and we had many patients in Minnetonka. We took care of my mother in our home the last 3 years of her life as she was experiencing advancing dementia. Minnetonka has many brilliant and resourceful people living and working here. As a city council member I will bring my experience to develop new strategies to support our aging residents. There are also some existing models of programs that integrate programs for seniors and childcare programs. They were never available for us when we needed them , but if there is a demand in Minnetonka I would love to help develop these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Our healthcare system has some real problems. There are many fantastic points too, it’s not all gloom and doom. Most of us want to age at home, not in a facility with rotating shift workers that come and go with the wind, how can anyone live on the wages they get. This is a growing national issue and Minnetonka already has a strong basis to build on with our programs for seniors. I will make the continued development of our programs and supporting new innovation to improve service and reduce costs. The demographics are perfect for piloting new community programs and will use my contacts at the U of M, HCMC and, Mayo to bring these to our city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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