Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Elder abuse is surging: Congress must protect long-term care residents

Long-term care ombudsman representatives help address serious complaints, including involuntary discharge or eviction, physical abuse, neglect, poor staff response to requests for assistance, inadequate or poor medication management, insufficient quality or quantity of food and many other issues. 

However, funding for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and other services authorized by the Older Americans Act has not kept pace with the growth in our population of older Americans. Federal funding falls far short of meeting the needs of all long-term care residents…

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5477954-ombudsman-program-elder-protection/


 

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