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Hawaii State Ombudsman, John McDermott, Interviewed on the Expansion of the Ombudsman Program

January 22, 2023

Hawaii State Ombudsman, John McDermott, was interviewed by The Garden Island, on the expansion of the Ombudsman program.

State Ombudsman, Mairead Painter, Interviewed on Immediate Jeopardy in a Connecticut Nursing Home

January 19, 2023

The Connecticut State Department of Public Health issued an “immediate jeopardy” order to a Newtown nursing home owned by Athena Health Care Systems, indicating that the state found conditions at the facility that could cause serious harm or death. Mairead Painter, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, said the Newtown facility was among the five Athena homes that received the most complaints between October 2021 and September 2022.

Connecticut State Ombudsman, Mairead Painter, Interviewed on Nursing Home Care

January 15, 2023

Connecticut State Ombudsman, Mairead Painter, was interviewed by the CT Mirror on investigations in Athena nursing homes, one of the biggest providers in the state. From October 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022, Connecticut’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s office received 518 complaints about conditions in Athena nursing homes.

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