Specialized Information for:
Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based Services
October 27, 2020
Lance Robertson, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging at ACL, wrote a bulletin on October 27 discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care residents and their family members.
October 26, 2020
The Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Beverley Laubert, was quoted in a Columbus Dispatch article discussing access to voting for long-term care residents. Also in the article are other advocates sharing their own concerns as well as representatives from boards of elections in Ohio to discuss what they are doing for residents.
October 14, 2020
The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging have acknowledged Regional Ombudsman Specialist Carolyn Tenaglia in Schuylkill County for her role in developing the Virtual Family Council.