An ombudsman program for nursing homes in New York has been in place for decades. But now advocates for older people say it needs to be strengthened. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. California’s long-term ombudsman program, a volunteer network ...

AARP New York is advocating for a $15 million dollar increase in the state budget for an ombudsman program for nursing homes More than half of the long-term care facilities in New York state did not ...

If Maryland residents calls her phone number and needs help, Stevanne Ellis makes sure they get it. Ellis has been a long-term care ombudsman at the local and then the state level for a combined 14 ...

I hadn’t known what the word meant at that time. Ombudsman. It’s not a word we have in Spanish. An ombudsman is an advocate, but it means something different to everyone. To volunteers like me, being ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Moving to a long-term care facility can be hard. Residents ...

For the Green River Area Development District, providing social services and resources for its seven-county coverage area is vital. One of those focuses includes supporting people living in ...

ONTARIO - Diane Cunningham's grandmother stayed in an assisted-living facility. "We loved her dearly," she said. "We were frustrated at times. We wanted better for her. If I had only known how to help ...

With all the bad news about COVID-19 and long-term care facilities, I wanted to write about an organization that deserves more positive attention. Founded in 1975 as a result of the Older Americans ...

The Ombudsman Program is looking for special people to visit with long-term care residents. The Areawide Aging Agency of Oklahoma City serves residents in Canadian, Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Several years ago, Kimra Ray (now age 69) found herself in ...