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Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based ServicesMarch 13, 2020
Kentucky State Ombudsman, Sherry Culp, is quoted in the Lexington Herald Leader, discussing the impact of COVID-19 in her state.
March 09, 2020
The New Jersey Spotlight reports that long-term care facilities and their employees who fail to report abuse of senior residents will face steeply increased fines, under a bill introduced by New Jersey lawmakers. A-2719 is supported by Laurie Facciarossa-Brewer, New Jersey State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
March 02, 2020
The two-year state operating budget for 2020-21 includes additional funds to expand the Ombudsman Program to increase the number and frequency of visits to residents.