Otsego caregiver: 37 years of services, 1 termination letter and no warning from Minnesota DHS

Linda Fairchild, a caregiver in Otsego, Minnesota, operated her foster care home for 37 years before receiving a termination letter from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) without prior warning. Over 2,700 providers have been disenrolled due to paperwork issues during DHS's revalidation process, with many appealing their termination. Fairchild's appeal was successful, restoring her status, but she and others criticized the lack of communication and delays.