Recent Posts in Ombudsman Category
Posted on May 17, 2012 By Scott Distasio
When Florida's legislative session closed earlier this year, legislators had not passed any laws designed to address the problems of assisted living facility neglect . Despite the efforts of the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Many of Florida's care facility residents live in fear. Not only do they have to fear assisted living facility neglect or potential ALF abuse , they have legitimate concerns over whether or not ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2011 By Scott Distasio
The volunteers for Florida's Long Term Ombudsman program are responsible for investigating claims of nursing home abuse and assisted living facility neglect, monitoring facilities for poor ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By
Established in the 1960s to protect residents from nursing home abuse and assisted living facility neglect , Florida's elder care ombudsman program seems to be falling apart. With politics ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By
In the last blog entry , I mentioned one solution to the lack of autonomy of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is to move it out from under the umbrella of the Department of Elder Affairs. The ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By
Last month the federal government issued criticism of Florida's Department of Elder Affairs and its oversight of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Long Term Care Ombudsman is essentially a ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By
When it comes to working, rarely do you expect to be fired or penalized for actually doing your job. But that is what Brian Lee, Florida's ex-long-term care ombudsman, claims happened to him. He was ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2011 By
Last week, the Miami Herald reported Brian Lee, the former director of Florida's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and two industry ...
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