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Washington State Ombudsman Op-Ed on Discharge Appeal Rights for Community Based Settings

December 13, 2023

The Washington State Ombudsman, Patricia Hunter, wrote an Op-Ed on discharge appeal rights for residents living in community-based settings.

Teresa Teeple, Tennessee State Ombudsman, Interviewed on Nursing Home Closures

November 20, 2023

Teresa Teeple, Tennessee State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, discusses the role of the Ombudsman program in facility closures and working with the resident transfer team. Teresa discusses transfer trauma and how the transition teams know the process well to stay on top of things as families and residents grapple with the situation of a nursing home closing.

Rhode Island State Ombudsman, Kathy Heren, Interviewed on Loneliness and Isolation in Long-Term Care Facilities

September 07, 2023

Kathy discusses how declining health resulting in being forced to relocate to a nursing facility can be traumatic and result in feelings of loneliness and isolation, especially when the individual has never lived in a conjugated setting before.

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