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Lori Walsh and Kim Shetler quoted discussing the rights of Pennsylvania NH residents and resources available to them

December 14, 2020

Lori Walsh, program manager at CARIE, and Kim Shetler, Ombudsman Specialist, discuss the rights of Nursing Home residents, the impact of COVID-19 on these rights, and what resources are available to residents.

Pennsylvania State Ombudsman, Margaret Barajas, writes an opinion piece on medical response teams

December 13, 2020

Margaret Barajas, Pennsylvania State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, wrote an article for The Morning Call which discusses Pennsylvania's Regional Response Health Collaboration Program and how it has helped long-term care communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pa. Dept. of Aging using robots to connect with patients during pandemic

December 11, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is using padbots to have safe face-to-face interaction between ombudsmen and residents.

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