Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report 2007, January 2008.

(2008) Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report 2007, January 2008. Aging, Department of (Elder Affairs, Department of)

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Abstract

The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program operates as a unit within the Office of Elder Rights at Iowa Department of Elder Affairs. Duties of all long-term care ombudsmen are mandated by the Older Americans Act. This office serves people living in nursing facilities, residential care facilities, elder group homes and assisted living programs. With the addition of 2 ombudsmen, regional offices were closed and 7 local programs were established in 2007. Local long-term care ombudsmen are becoming more aware of issues that need to be addressed, yet as evidenced by the tables included in this report, the increase in work load has been phenomenal, and is reaching the point of being unmanageable with the current staff.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Ombudsman, Long Term Care, Nursing Home, Advocate, Aging
Subjects: Social issues and programs
Health and medicine > Healthcare > Nursing homes and assisted living facilities
Social issues and programs > Aging > Nursing homes and assisted living facilities and reports
Social issues and programs > Aging
ID Code: 6212
Deposited By: Ms. Katie Mulford
Deposited On: 15 May 2008 16:18
Last Modified: 15 May 2008 16:18
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/6212

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