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Advocates urge funding for long‑term care ombudsman and service navigators, citing rising complaints and homelessness risk
Summary
Mairead Painter, the state long‑term care ombudsman, urged lawmakers to fund Senate Bill 1176, saying "Ombudsmen are critical in safeguarding the rights, safety and well‑being of long term care residents."
Mairead Painter, the state long‑term care ombudsman, urged the committee to fund Senate Bill 1176, saying "Ombudsmen are critical in safeguarding the rights, safety and well‑being of long term care residents" and that Connecticut remains underrecommended staffing levels for the program.
Painter testified the program is stretched: she said regional ombudsman would improve response times and case management, and noted the ombudsman program is "under the recommended 1 ombudsman for every 2,000 long term care beds." Painter described having to pull team members from their regular regions to manage nursing home closures and related relocations, which delays responses elsewhere.
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