With surveys down to 4% of facilities in parts of New York, AARP report calls for quadrupling state ombudsman...
By
Joe Bush
Nov 14, 2022
Nursing home operators in New York are facing a new wave of public scrutiny after an AARP report noted that 96% of New York City nursing homes and adult care facilities received no visits from the state’s...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 3
By
Joe Bush
Oct 03, 2022
Two county-run nursing homes may come under control of Baptist Homes … LeadingAge starts relief fund for Hurricane Ian victims … State puts out urgent call for nursing home ombudsmen after losing more...
Nursing home supervisor could face criminal charges for working without a mask while ill, subsequent...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
Criminal charges could be coming for a Connecticut nursing home supervisor accused of working without a mask despite being exposed to COVID-19. Days later, the staff member tested positive for the disease...
CMS: Providers must still give ombudsman access to residents
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 13, 2020
The ongoing public health emergency shouldn’t stop providers from giving ombudsman access to nursing home residents, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
State ombudsman programs must follow federal rules, HHS says
By
John Hall
Feb 12, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services is giving states until July 1, 2016 to get in step with long-established federal guidelines governing the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care has praised a proposed rule to improve the quality and uniformity of state long-term care ombudsman programs, but said conflict of interest concerns...
Senate bill seeks to empower long-term care ombudsmen, strengthen eldercare workforce
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2013
Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965. The measure was...