From the Minnesota Star Tribune under the headline,
Minnesota pauses licenses for new adult day care centers amid fraud concerns.
An extraordinary sentence appears later in the article,
The capacity of the day centers far exceeds the number of people with disabilities and older adults who use the services in Minnesota,
Details,
Over the past five years the licensed capacity for adult day cares has climbed 43%, while there has only been a 7% increase in participants, said temporary DHS Commissioner Shireen Gandhi. She said there’s almost 3,000 more available day center spots than there are people in need of the services.
If there are thousands of slots in excess of demand, why are there any applications from new providers? And if there is massive overcapacity, why does the moratorium not begin until February 1 of 2026?
So many questions.