Opinion: Funds Needed for Long-Term Care Oversight
California lawmakers should pursue a budget proposal to increase the accountability of nursing homes across the state and use a portion of the projected savings to fund long-term care ombudsman programs, Sylvia Taylor Stein -- executive director of Long Term Care Services of Ventura County Ombudsman Program -- writes in a Ventura County Star opinion piece. Stein continues, "A very small investment in the local ombudsman programs in California can help ensure that the state's colossal investment in nursing home care will result in better care and quality of life for all residents in all nursing homes."
- "Funds Sought for Local Ombudsman Programs" (Stein, Ventura County Star, 7/6).