You and your family members might have considered installing a surveillance camera in your room to help determine that you are receiving appropriate care and being treated with dignity and respect, or to be a deterrent to abuse. Surveillance cameras can record video only, audio only, or both video and audio. While surveillance cameras and Read More
Long-Term Care Residents Honored During Residents’ Rights Month, October 2022 Across the country, residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities along with family members, ombudsmen, citizen advocates, facility staff and others will honor the individual rights of long-term care residents by celebrating Residents’ Rights Month in October. Designated by the National Consumer Voice Read More
From the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration: If you or a loved one need more care than you can get at home, it may be time to explore residential care. Residential care is a term used to describe a home or facility where an adult can live Read More
New tool from NCLER: the National Center on Law and Elder Rights Student loan debt is one of the biggest contributors to the rise in the amount of debt held by older adults. The Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Education recently announced a number of initiatives to ease the debt load of federal Read More
Updates: 3/15/2023 to include Request for an Administrative Hearing 6/12/2018 to include notification to the LTCO Program for “emergency transfers”. Discharge Postcard-template 6.12.18 NH Discharge Forms LTCOP-Fact Sheet NHs re discharge notices 6.12.18 Example-emergency-transfer-monthly-report-template 10-238 Request for an Administrative Hearing FACT SHEET: Notifying the Washington State LTC Ombuds of Facility-Initiated Discharges and Transfers The Read More
“After Bob Kyte retired from his long career as a business executive, he wanted to volunteer somewhere where he could help people. That was about three years ago. Now, the 68-year-old Vancouver resident volunteers some 25 hours a month for the Southwest Washington Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, where he advocates on behalf of Read More
Residents in long-term care require access to healthy food with high-quality nutrition. Residents need to always have access to water. Fresh fruits and vegetables are vital for all diets. Every resident has unique dietary requirements based on preferences, culture, and health conditions. It is important that residents’ health requirements and wishes factor into their available Read More