The CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman has released his annual report, again emphasizing complaint volume without investigating all complaints, suggesting that states should acquiesce when the Department ...

Andy Rooney, an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast as part of the news program “60 Minutes,” said, “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an ...

PENDLETON — On Dec. 23, 2023, Ki Soon Hyun, an 83-year-old woman with memory issues, moved into the Mt. Hood Senior Living facility in Sandy. Two days later, she was found dead in a nearby wooded area ...

I hadn’t known what the word meant at that time. Ombudsman. It’s not a word we have in Spanish. An ombudsman is an advocate, but it means something different to everyone. To volunteers like me, being ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. California’s long-term ombudsman program, a volunteer network ...

AARP New York is advocating for a $15 million dollar increase in the state budget for an ombudsman program for nursing homes More than half of the long-term care facilities in New York state did not ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Nursing homes across Southeast Texas are in need of advocates to make sure the residents are getting the care they need. The Texas Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is looking for ...

With all the bad news about COVID-19 and long-term care facilities, I wanted to write about an organization that deserves more positive attention. Founded in 1975 as a result of the Older Americans ...

SNAP is largely known for their services helping low-income individuals and families, but did you know they also offer a vital service for the elderly? Lisa Petrie has been the regional Long Term Care ...

ALBANY — Residents in a majority of the state’s long-term care facilities are not receiving routine or even sporadic visits from representatives with the state’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, ...

ALBANY — With state budget negotiations extended at least an extra week, advocates are hopeful the $230 billion spending plan might include money to revive the state’s troubled ombudsman program for ...