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New Jersey State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Laurie Brewer, Featured in a News Interview on State Nursing Homes

December 16, 2025

New Jersey State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Laurie Brewer, Featured in a News Interview on State Nursing Homes

Minnesota State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Interviewed on No Touch Policies

December 03, 2025

An investigation found that a 79-year-old resident at a Minnesota long-term care facility died after falling off his electric scooter and becoming pinned against a wall, slowly suffocating while staff did not intervene, in part because of a “no touch” fall policy that instructed workers not to assist fallen residents and instead call 911.

Washington State Ombudsman, Patricia Hunter, Wrote an Op-Ed that calls on Congress

September 04, 2025

Washington State Ombudsman, Patricia Hunter, wrote an Op-Ed that calls on Congress to reauthorize the Older Americans Act and increase funding for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to better protect the dignity, rights, and safety of long-term care residents.

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