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Long‑term care ombudsman programs seek sustained funding after volunteer declines and disaster response demands
Summary
Long‑term care ombudsman representatives told lawmakers volunteer numbers have declined since the pandemic and that programs need new funding to sustain monitoring visits and emergency response capacity for nursing homes and residential care facilities.
Representatives for California’s long‑term care ombudsman programs asked the Legislature to invest in program capacity after volunteer shortfalls and recent disaster responses stretched local programs.
Rachel Tate, vice president for ombudsman services at Wise & Healthy Aging, described ombudsman staff coordinating during recent wind storms and wildfires to…
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