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 ...

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will make the efforts to bolster system and mutual cooperation to facilitate Police Ombudsman program. They will jointly respond to corruptive crime, ...

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 ...

As the regional coordinator for the New York State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at Resource Center for Independent Living, I routinely observe what many of us in society may have yet to experience ...

Fewer than half of Long Island nursing homes and long-term-care facilities received a visit from a federally mandated watchdog during 2022's second quarter, leaving many of the state's most vulnerable ...

Seven students once at risk of dropping out of high school have earned their diplomas through the Ombudsman Program, and four of them celebrated the achievement during a graduation ceremony on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a white-hot Wednesday afternoon in mid-August, Bonnie Gow wanders the air-conditioned halls of the Cheney Care Community's nursing home. She's not a resident or member of the facility's staff, but ...

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 ...