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Connecticut State Ombudsman, Mairead Painter, Interviewed on Cruel Social Media Posts Targeting Nursing Home Residents

December 17, 2023

Social media mistreatment of nursing home residents by staff is an ongoing and often unreported problem in long-term care facilities across the country, according to Eilon Caspi, a Connecticut researcher.

St. Louis Ombudsman Program Representative Interviewed on Abrupt Nursing Home Closure

December 17, 2023

A St. Louis nursing home abruptly shut down, forcing the relocation of about 170 residents by shuttle bus

Kansas State Ombudsman, Camille Russell, Quoted in a Washington Post Investigation on Assisted Living Residents Passing Away After Wandering Away Unnoticed

December 17, 2023

According to an investigation from Washington Post, more than 2,000 people have wandered away from assisted-living and dementia-care units or been left unattended outside, since 2018.

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