Pulse development · 2 cited sources · August 18, 2026
Minnesota's Nursing-Home Wage Floor Is Set for September
Minnesota's Department of Human Services was months late in filing the necessary paperwork with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Minnesota's new minimum wages for nursing home workers are set to take effect in September. Leah Solo, executive director of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, said the board had intended the rule to take effect Jan. 1. Minnesota's Department of Human Services was months late in filing the necessary paperwork with the U.S. The wage floors are $22.50 per hour for certified nursing assistants, rising to $24 an hour in 2027; $23.50 beginning in January and $25 in 2027 for trained medication aides; and at least $27 in 2026 and $28.50 the year after that for licensed practical nurses. The state's approximate 330 nursing homes are adopting the rule while their trade association challenges the Workforce Standards Board.
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- New minimum wages for Minnesota nursing home workers are to take effect in September.
- Minnesota's Department of Human Services was months late in filing the necessary paperwork with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board had intended the rule to go into effect Jan. 1.
- For certified nursing assistants, the minimum wage is $22.50 per hour, jumping to $24 an hour in 2027.
- Trained medication aides get $23.50 beginning in January and $25 in 2027.
- Licensed practical nurses are set to make at least $27 in 2026 and $28.50 the year after that.
- The state's approximate 330 nursing homes are adopting the rule while their trade association is trying to eliminate the Workforce Standards Board.
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