Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is a sponsor of a bipartisan effort to beef up the national nursing home ombudsman program. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced a bill to strengthen and ...

Have you ever had a concern with how yourself or a loved one are being cared for in a nursing home or assisted living facility? Your local long-term care (LTC) ombudsman might be able to help you.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA). (Photo: Courtesy of Sen. Kaine’s office) The nation’s nursing home ombudsman programs would get a significant boost under legislation introduced this week. The Strengthening ...

An increasing number of older Americans are living in long-term care facilities, which requires additional advocacy for families and loved ones. “Older Americans deserve to live with dignity, but we ...

May is Older Americans Month, a perfect time to highlight the long-term care ombudsman program at Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities, which serves some of Ohio's ...

October is National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month, a time to honor individuals living in long-term care facilities and to call attention to their rights. Residents' Rights Month is an ...

Turn compassion into action by becoming an advocate for people in nursing homes, memory care. Training details in this OP/ED.

I hadn’t known what the word meant at that time. Ombudsman. It’s not a word we have in Spanish. An ombudsman is an advocate, but it means something different to everyone. To volunteers like me, being ...