Specialized Information for:
Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based Services
July 07, 2016
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs final rule became effective on July 1, 2016. A culmination of several years of collaborative work with states and other partners, this rule guides implementation of the portions of the Older Americans Act governing grants to states for operation of Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs.
June 29, 2016
Connecticut State Long-Term Care Ombudsman testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing on Protecting Older Americans from Financial Exploitation.
May 27, 2016
The Texas Ombudsman Program produced this video for you to use in your own programs. The video gives a short 3 minute overview of the purpose of the ombudsman program and the benefit families can gain if they call their ombudsman when they suspect a problem. The end of the video directs people to visit the NORC website so they can visit our Locate an Ombudsman page and find the contact information for their local program.