Search Results: keywords:"long-term care ombudsman"

  • H. R. 10072 — To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:313

    H. R. 10072 seeks to modify the Older Americans Act of 1965 by requiring annual reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. The bill mandates the Assistant Secretary to compile these reports and provide summaries to relevant Senate and House committees....

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 10072 wants to make sure that Congress gets yearly reports about how well older people are being cared for in long-term care homes, so they can check if everything is going okay, kind of like how a teacher checks in to make sure students are learning.

  • S. 4743 — To improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:748

    The bill, titled the “Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act,” aims to improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program by refining training requirements for unpaid volunteers. It seeks to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure training standards are regularly reviewed...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act" wants to make sure people who help out in old folks' homes get the right training they need without wasting time, and it also wants a special group to study how to have the right number of helpers in those homes.