Rachel Shands, MSW is the Deputy Director of the Aging and Adult Services Division, MN Department of Human Services. In that role, she supports the teams that oversee Minnesota's adult protection services and home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults, as well as implement Minnesota's ground-breaking Assisted Living Report Card.

She oversees integration of work across the continuum of services for older adults. Her work focuses on strengthening systems to ensure older adults can live in the community with the best possible quality of life.