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 doing nothing, especially when there is little to no legal risk. Here, the Department of Social and Health Services (“Department”) is avoiding doing what it agrees is an equitable 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 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 Read More
Updated: 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 NH Discharge Forms FACT SHEET: Notifying the Washington State LTC Ombuds of Facility-Initiated Discharges and Transfers The Questions & Answers below are designed to alert nursing facilities Read More
