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South Carolina Ombudsman Program Coordinates with Other Agencies to Ensure Continuity of Care for Vulnerable Adult Residents After an Assisted Living Facility Owner is Charged with Neglecting and Exploiting Residents

February 14, 2022

South Carolina’s Department of Social Services, Department of Health and Environmental Control, and Long-Term Care Ombudsman are coordinating to ensure continuity of care for vulnerable adult residents impacted by this arrest.

Maine State Ombudsman, Brenda Gallant, Cultivates a New Advisory Council for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Direct-Care Staff

February 13, 2022

Maine nursing home and assisted living facility employees will soon be represented by a new statewide advisory council.

Georgia State Ombudsman, Melanie McNeil, Participated in a Radio Interview on the Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

January 26, 2022

Melanie McNeil, Georgia State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, talked with program host Rose Scott about the ongoing challenges that staff, residents, and families have had to navigate amid the deadly outbreak along with the rise of the omicron variant and what’s being done to combat the spread.

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