Helpers for Nursing Home Residents Turn Their Skills to Assisted Living
August 27, 2010 - Videos/Audio (including Podcasts, Vodcasts)
There is a new frontier for ombudsmen and other advocates who have been helping people in nursing homes in need of long-term services and supports to use their skills. They can turn their skills to the protection of people in assisted living, residential facilities with accommodations that are much more like an individual’s home or apartment. Assisted living also offers supportive elements such as common dining rooms and prepared meals, a nurse on duty, help if needed with taking medication or with bathing and dressing. “Long-term care ombudsmen and citizen advocates are increasingly working with consumers receiving services in assisted living settings,” according to a March 18, 2010, webinar and presentation by the Assisted Living Consumer Alliance (ALCL).