The NHS Northstar Blog
Advocacy for Waiver Services in MN
From time to time, we will reach out to inform our employees of potential issues with funding. Currently, the Minnesota House of Representatives is proposing a significant cut to our waivered services. Proposed rate cuts in Minnesota would deeply impact the services we provide and the lives of the people we support. If these cuts go through, it could mean fewer staff, higher turnover, reduced quality of care, and fewer opportunities for the people we serve. This isn’t a political issue—it’s a human issue, and it has support and concern on both sides of the aisle. Legislators from all political backgrounds need to hear directly from those who do this work every day. We are encouraging advocacy from all our [...]
May 2025, Employee Milestones and Welcomes
NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 21 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service May Anniversaries: Jo Anna Huusko, Linden: 1 year Justin Peterson, Jones: 1 year Abbigail Wivoda, Kingston: 1 year Jenna Koski, Residential Services: 1 year Tammie Peterson, Virginia Community Services: 2 years Lisa Pluth, Horizons: 3 years Sheila Grannemann, Evans: 4 years Carla Schwartz: Residential Services: 4 years Christopher Williams, Orion: 4 years Emily Anderson, Nova: 15 years Rich Allen, Jones: 21 years NHS Northstar is also excited to grow our teams, and we would like to welcome [...]
Learning and Development Ticket System
Learning and development is proud to present a new ticket system! The Formstack ticket system will be available on desktops and in the kiosk. Much like IT tickets, anyone can submit a ticket for support. Please use this Formstack ticket system to submit ideas for any support you might need. Once the ticket is submitted, learning and development will correspond with leadership to decide how we can get the resource and support you need to you. Leaders, please encourage all staff to feel confident using the training Formstack. As always, trainings are determined by leadership. Ideas for what will help staff support individuals are welcomed [...]