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Ohio Increases Funding for Volunteer Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

March 02, 2020

The two-year state operating budget for 2020-21 includes additional funds to expand the Ombudsman Program to increase the number and frequency of visits to residents.

Georgia State Ombudsman, Melanie McNeil, is Quoted in an Article on a Proposed Bill that Would Mean Stiffer Penalties for Senior Care Homes in Cases of Abuse

February 24, 2020

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, “Georgia’s senior care homes would face stiffer penalties for abuse and neglect and would have to meet more stringent staffing and training requirements under proposed legislation unveiled” by state Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta).

Ohio Ombudsmen are Interviewed on Holding Nursing Homes Accountable

February 14, 2020

In the final article of a three part series about nursing home quality in Northeast Ohio, Mahoning Matters interviewed Ohio Ombudsmen on holding nursing homes accountable after a weeks-long review of area nursing home inspection reports has raised questions about the accountability measures that keep homes up to standard.

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