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 ...

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 ...

SNAP said there is a dire need for long-term care ombudsman volunteers. Training will be held May 1-5, but people must register, do an interview and have a background check beforehand. The training ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the Green River Area Development District, providing social services and resources for its seven-county coverage area is vital. One of those focuses includes supporting people living in ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman is reviving a program that designates a resident ombudsman in state ...