Current Voices Concerns

NATIONAL:The American Bar Association and AARP have revised handbooks for a program that recruits volunteers to monitor court appointed guardianships. "Guardianship monitoring helps courts to manage risks, prevent abuse, and increase public confidence in the judicial system. Using trained and supervised volunteers extends the monitoring capacity of the court." Click here to view list of new handbooks and a description of this program.

• Strengthening the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs: The muzzling of State and Local Long-Term Care Ombudsmen, the federally mandated advocates for people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, is of increasing concern. Click here for details

MARYLAND: Maryland still has an abysmal minimum staffing level of 2.0 hours of care per resident per day in its nursing homes. Click here for details.

FLORIDA:

• The crisis in the Florida Ombudsman Program which caused the State Ombudsman to be fired shortly after Governor Rick Scott took office and has decimated the volunteer ombudsman staff in that state continues.
• The Miami-Dade County Grand Jury in the Spring Term of 2011 reports on serious deficiencies in Florida's Assisted Living Facilities and the need for a robust Ombudsman Program to monitor them. Click here to read the report.

 

 

 

 

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