In November, Washington State voters defeated a ballot measure that would have significantly undermined the nation’s first social insurance program for long-term care by a surprisingly comfortable 55 ...

A COUNCIL has agreed to make a symbolic payment of £250 to a vulnerable man to recognise injustice caused to him by some ...

Since then, Harris has heard from 10 Clark County families about loved ones being kicked out of adult family homes and ...

Resident fears of retaliation from staff members for voicing concerns about care and services are common but preventable in ...

As the legislative session begins in Jefferson City, a local organization is pushing for improvements for nursing home ...

Nursing homes face the looming roll out of minimum staffing mandates that industry trade groups have said they aren’t equipped to integrate, while advocates for older Americans say those mandates ...

The Connecticut long term care ombudsman funded a project speaking to her colleagues in all 50 states about fear of ...

Becky Foster, a former teacher for the deaf, has found a new calling as a volunteer ombudsman, advocating for residents in ...

See how we rate banking products to write unbiased product reviews. Usually, long-term CDs pay higher interest rates than short-term ones. However, if you look at the best CD rates right now ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Long-term care insurance isn’t as prevalent as other types of insurance, despite the fact that long-term care may eventually ...

You need to be demanding high-quality care,” said Brooks. Since 1972 each state has had a place where people can bring concerns about nursing homes: an Ombudsman. Iowa’s long-term care ...

The assessment follows a report released in April by Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman in the wake of the death of a memory care resident who eloped undetected from a community. The report prompted ...