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Texas State Ombudsman, Patty Ducayet, is Interviewed by NBC News on COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

July 15, 2020

Nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 infections of nursing home (NH) residents in the week of July 10 marks the highest weekly increase since mid-May. Deaths from COVID-19 have also been rising.

Michigan State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Salli Pung, is Appointed by the Governor to the MI Nursing Homes COVID-19 Preparedness Task Force

July 07, 2020

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the Michigan Nursing Homes COVID-19 Preparedness Task Force.

Minnesota State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Cheryl Hennen, is Interviewed on Nursing Home Evictions During COVID-19

July 03, 2020

Since the pandemic began, complaints about involuntary discharges and transfers from senior care homes in Minnesota have risen nearly 30% over the same four-month period a year ago, according to the State Office. Evictions are the top reported grievance to the Ombudsman’s office, with 150 complaints lodged between March 1 and the end of June, records show.

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