Week of Oct. 7, 2025





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Oct. 7, 2025*






This weekly digest is a method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition





Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Culture of Safety Three-Day Advanced Practical Training [ #Culture_Safety ]
* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Family Adult Foster Care (AFC) and Life Sharing Support Tiers Overview and Q&A [ #Tiers ]
* Free Minnesota Transformation Initiative (MTI) quarterly training about transportation [ #MTI ]





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: Culture of Safety Three-Day Advanced Practical Training [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* 245D-licensed providers, lead agencies, particularly people directly involved in agency oversight and leadership, incident data and response, quality assurance, licensure and risk management compliance
* *Event dates:* Oct. 21-23, 2025
* *Summary:* This training covers how to use safety science principles to respond to critical incidents, engage employees in safety and improvement efforts and analyze systemic factors related to unintended outcomes.

 

Reminder: Webinar announcement: Family AFC and Life Sharing Support Tiers Overview and Q&A [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* 245A-licensed family AFC providers, lead agency staff, case managers, including contracted case managers, and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Oct. 21, 2025
* *Summary:* This webinar will cover legislative changes to the family residential services (FRS) rate setting methodology for disability waivers.

 

Free MTI quarterly training about transportation [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Employment and day service providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Nov. 20, 2025
* *Summary:* “Transportation Solutions for Employment and Community Life Engagement” is a virtual training opportunity hosted by the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration (ICI) on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

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