Georgia's Long-term Care Ombudsmen - Advocates for Georgia's Long-term Care Residents
What is a Long-Term Care Ombudsman?
Webster's Dictionary defines the Swedish word ombudsman as "a public official appointed to investigate citizens' complaints against local or national government agencies that may be infringing on the rights of individuals." "Ombudsman" in fact means "Citizen Representative."
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What Services Do We Provide?
Long-Term Care Ombudsmen are advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes, assisted living facilities and similar adult care facilities. They work to resolve problems of individual residents and to bring about changes at the local, state and national levels to improve care.
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30th Anniversary
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Volunteers:
Ombudsman Programs around the state are looking for volunteers. If you would like to become a volunteer for your area program, as a friendly visitor; office assistant; data entry person or join the staff as a Certified Volunteer, please look for your local Ombudsman program in the Community Ombudsman Listing.
Contributions:
There is no charge for services provided by the Ombudsman Program. However, contributions are appreciated and are used to support additional Ombudsman services and activities to benefit Georgia's long-term care residents. To make a tax-deductible contribution, please check the Community Ombudsman Listing for your local Ombudsman program.
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Transforming Long-Term Care into A Place Residents Call "Home"
The resident-centered approach, currently being practiced in somewhat different ways aims to enhance the satisfaction of residents, families, and staff members by raising the quality of care and of life experienced by the residents while ensuring that their rights are upheld.
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.......Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes is a coalition-based campaign to improve the quality of life for residents and staff in America's nursing homes.
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