Specialized Information for:
Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based Services
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.
January 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.