Resident fears of retaliation from staff members for voicing concerns about care and services are common but preventable in assisted living communities and nursing homes, according to a new report ...

Many are unaware of their rights or how to seek assistance. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, part of a federal initiative, aims to address these issues by providing trained advocates to ...

That’s when Jackson stepped in. Jackson is the Deep East Texas managing local ombudsman for long-term care facilities. Each day she serves Texans living at these facilities as a state-assigned ...

In the past few years, new plans with extended health care benefits have been developed, assisting baby boomers with ...

Connecticut’s long-term care ombudsman and the attorney general’s health care unit also don’t intervene in long-term care ...