Policy
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November 8, 2022
Memorandum In Support Of Petition For Rulemaking To Amend Rules To Ensure Discharge Protection For Residents In All Licensed Long-Term Care Settings
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 Washington—including the right to appeal an involuntary transfer or discharge through an administrative hearing. However, the Department of Social and Health Services (the Department) has never amended its rules to provide this
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March 23, 2022
Laws and Regulations
“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 or safety of the individual or other residents would be endangered” WAC (Washington Administrative Code): 388-97-08010. OBRA Interpretive Guideline at F-253: “Reasonable Accommodations” requirement means ‘those adaptations of the facility’s
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December 28, 2021
WA State DAC Survey on Memory Care for Family Care Partners
(No longer active) WA State DAC Flyer Survey The Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC), is a group of public and private partners implementing the Washington State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. We at the Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program support this work and would very much appreciate your input. Washington state’s Dementia
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April 28, 2021
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2021
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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April 28, 2020
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2020
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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April 28, 2019
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2019
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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April 28, 2018
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2018
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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February 28, 2018
Consumer Protection in Assisted Living
What does HB 2750 do for Washingtonians? HB 2750 creates a council of stakeholders, consumers and experts to make recommendations on quality, independent consumer information and reporting the value of assisted living facilities that doesn’t exist now. It establishes the Assisted Living Facility Quality Measurement program to provide information to consumers about assisted living facilities.
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April 28, 2017
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2017
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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April 28, 2016
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2016
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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November 15, 2015
Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, the Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and Disability Rights Washington have merged resources, knowledge, and skills in a unique statewide collaboration to effect change for survivors living in long-term care. This informed effort engages people from across the systems so long-term care is transformed, accountable and intolerant of
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April 28, 2015
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2015
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and
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April 28, 2014
Legislative Bill Tracking – 2014
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. Represent the interests of residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal, and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents. This includes analyzing, commenting on, monitoring and