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Title
National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
Description
The National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs. The Center's objectives are to enhance the skills, knowledge and management capacity of the State programs to enable them to handle residents' complaints and represent resident interests (individual and systemic advocacy). Funded by the Administration on Aging (AoA), the Center is operated by the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), in cooperation with the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA).
All tasks undertaken by the Center are designed and developed with input from state and local long term care ombudsmen, the National Association of State Long Term Care Ombudsmen (NASOP), the National Association of Local Long Term Care Ombudsmen (NALLTCO), and other relevant organizations to ensure that the needs of ombudsman programs across the country are being addressed. These tasks are developed with the understanding that in supporting the long term care ombudsmen, the Center is ultimately contributing to the improvement of the quality of life and care of frail, vulnerable residents in long term care facilities. The Center engages in the following activities and services:
Works to improve ombudsmen effectiveness in meeting the needs of residents, including those served by managed care organizations and those in alternative settings, such as Medicaid waiver programs;
Contact
- NATIONAL CITIZENS' COALITION FOR NURSING HOME REFO
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- WASHINGTON DC
- US 20036-2211
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- +1.2023322275
