On Wednesday, Minnesota lawmakers introduced legislation aimed at addressing shortages in home health care nurses. It’s a problem Minnesota families who have children with complex medical needs have been dealing with for some time. According to the Minnesota Home Care Association, there are at least 1,000 families looking for home health nurses. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS first reported on the issue back in January while speaking with the family of Jamie Craven, who is now a year old. He’s spent his entire life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at M Health Fairview’s Masonic Children’s Hospital, despite having been cleared by doctors to go home back in September.
