Support SB 5337 to improve memory care services in Washington! Currently, over 126,000 Washingtonians live with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, requiring.... Read more
Thank you to all who participated in our first-ever Ombuds Advocacy Day in Olympia! . We’ve received lots of great feedback and words of thanks from participants..... Read more
December 2023 by Patricia Hunter, State LTC Ombuds Click Here to read.... Read more
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We the undersigned individuals and organizations support robust resident rights for individuals living in licensed long-term care and believe that all residents should.... Read more
Click here to download PDF Bill Number Bill Sponsor Subject Current Status LTCOP Position Comments HB 1694- Alvarado Addressing home care.... Read more
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Click here to download PDF Bill Number Bill Sponsor Subject Current Status LTCOP Position Comments HB 1694- Alvarado Addressing home care.... Read more
Click Here to Download PDF Bill Number Bill Sponsor Subject Current Status LTCOP Position Comments HB 1694- Alvarado Addressing home care.... Read more
Click Here to Download PDF. Bill Number Bill Sponsor Subject Current Status LTCOP Position Comments HB 1694- Alvarado Addressing home.... Read more
Re: APA Appeal- WACs 388-76, 388-78A, and 388-107 Dear Professor Brodoff: On December 29, 2022, the Governor’s Office received the appeal you filed following the.... Read more
Click here to download PDF Bill Number Bill Sponsor Subject Current Status LTCOP Position Comments HB 1694- Alvarado Addressing home care.... Read more
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Further Reading Long-Term Care Ombuds Program Funding Model Recommendations, Washington State Department of Commerce Decision Package 2023-25, Washington State.... Read more
A fair and equitable government agency looks for legally supportable ways to further its mission to protect vulnerable populations rather than erring on the side of.... Read more
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From the Washington Post’s Christopher Rowland, “Critics say the details of Sira’s suffering add to decades of accumulated evidence that residents suffer.... Read more
Twenty-seven years ago, the state legislature extended the federal rights of nursing home residents to the residents of all long-term care settings in.... Read more
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“The resident has the right to ‘reside and receive services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of individual needs and preferences, except when the health.... Read more
(No longer active) WA State DAC Flyer Survey The Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC), is a group of public and private partners implementing the Washington State Plan.... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
What does HB 2750 do for Washingtonians? HB 2750 creates a council of stakeholders, consumers and experts to make recommendations on quality, independent consumer.... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, the Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and Disability Rights Washington have merged resources,.... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more
The Older Americans Act (OAA) mandates that LTCOPs provide systems-level advocacy to assure that the needs of long-term care residents are fully represented. .... Read more