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Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based ServicesJanuary 25, 2022
Erin Pettegrew, the Acting Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, was quoted in an article discussing outbreaks in Ohio nursing homes. Erin said that according to survey data, nursing home system failures were to blame for the outbreaks and resulting deaths.
January 20, 2022
Fred Steele, the Oregon State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, was interviewed to discuss the surge of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and its effect on long-term care facilities in Oregon.
January 18, 2022
Video of the Kansas State Ombudsman, Camille Russell, Testifying to the House Health and Human Services Committee