What Is the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program?

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming,United States
• Citation: Vol. 30 No. 6 Pg. 11
• Publication year: 2007
• Pages: 11
• Year: 2007
• topic: Health Law,Public Sector Law,Social Security

Wyoming Bar Journal 2007.

Vol 30, No. 6, #11. What is the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program?

Wyoming Bar Journal
Vol 30, No. 6, #11
Issue: December, 2007

Author: Charlie Simineo

What is the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

The primary duty of a Long-Term Care Ombudsman is protecting the rights of individuals by investigating and resolving problems and grievances, providing information and working with institutions, organizations and agencies to increase their responsiveness to the people they serve. The ombudsman acts on behalf of persons who need assistance in resolving issues relative to long-term care services.

A Long-Term Care Ombudsman serves the recipients of long-term care services. The providers include all home and community based providers, such as home health, hospice, assisted living, boarding homes and nursing facilities.

Recipients of long-term care services sometimes have little or no contact with the outside world and some may feel they lack control over their own lives. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman serves as a...