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Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based Services
July 12, 2021
Beverley Laubert, Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, was interviewed by The Columbus Dispatch regarding Medicaid funding, nursing home reimbursement rates, and funding for nursing home staff. Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Medicaid cost gap widened and the need for financial resources in reimbursement rates and staffing wages increased drastically.
July 07, 2021
Ohio Ombudsman program representative, Robert Vines, was quoted in an article discussing the signs of abuse of residents. Vines also discussed their procedure for investigation of abuse cases.
July 06, 2021
Beverley Laubert, Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, was quoted in an article discussing staffing shortages in Ohio nursing homes.