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Helps individuals residing in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and personal care homes resolve issues or concerns they may have about the quality of care they receive. The Ombudsman is a trained individual who serves as a resident advocate and works with residents and facility staff to promote quality of care and quality of life within the long-term care setting. Also provides information and education relating to "Resident Rights" and long-term care services.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Program that investigates and attempts to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing facilities, residential care homes, assisted living facilities and other supervised living facilities for older adults. The program also promotes policies and practices that improve the quality of life, health, safety, welfare and rights of residents; monitors laws, regulations and policies that affect those who live in long-term care facilities; provides the public with information about long-term care options; and promotes the development of consumer organizations concerned about long-term care. Under the federal Older Americans Act, every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long term care system.
Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Legal Counseling
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Self Representation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Welfare Rights Assistance
General Legal Aid
Serves as an advocate for the rights of residents of long-term care facilities. The program investigates and seeks local solutions to complaints of residents and their families.
Provide access to Ombudsman services designed to support and empower consumers of long-term living facilities. The Ombudsman attempts to resolve individual complaints involving long-term care service, while working to improve and enhance the long-term living system. Also provide legal assistance counseling to older adults through the Elderly Law Project.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Provides trained individuals who help protect the rights of older Pennsylvanians. Provides information, answers questions, investigates complaints, and offers assistance in resolving problems about quality of care or treatment in nursing facilities, personal care board homes, domiciliary care homes, and older adult daily living centers in Philadelphia.
Investigates and finds a resolution to complaints about nursing facilities and personal care homes. Provides answers to questions about billing and charges, including those covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Supports appeals regarding transfers, discharges, discontinuance, or changes in service.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Consumer Complaints
Investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of older adults living in long-term care facilities or receiving long-term care services in their homes.
Advocates for the rights of individuals. Investigates and resolves complaints from seniors living in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, domiciliary homes, assisted living, personal care homes, adult day care, and in-home long-term care services. Offers representatives who visit the residents in their homes and answer questions about billing, concerns about a long-term care service provider, and appeals regarding transfers, discharges, discontinuance, or changes in services.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

Related Services

Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Self Representation Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
General Legal Aid
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Counseling
Program that investigates and attempts to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing facilities, residential care homes, assisted living facilities and other supervised living facilities for older adults. The program also promotes policies and practices that improve the quality of life, health, safety, welfare and rights of residents; monitors laws, regulations and policies that affect those who live in long-term care facilities; provides the public with information about long-term care options; and promotes the development of consumer organizations concerned about long-term care. Under the federal Older Americans Act, every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long term care system.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Helps consumers voice concerns and exercise their rights regarding long-term care services. An ombudsman is trained and certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging in the investigation and resolution of complaints made by, or on behalf of, consumers of long-term care services.

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Consumer Complaints
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Offers assistance in resolving complaints regarding the quality of care provided to nursing home and personal care home residents in regard to their health, safety and welfare at the facility.
Investigates and resolves complaints concerning long-term care services related to health, safety, welfare, and rights of individuals who live in nursing homes and personal care homes, as well as those who utilize adult day services, domiciliary care, and community-based care programs.
Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

Related Services

Comprehensive Family Law Services
General Legal Aid
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Self Representation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Program that investigates and attempts to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing facilities, residential care homes, assisted living facilities and other supervised living facilities for older adults. The program also promotes policies and practices that improve the quality of life, health, safety, welfare and rights of residents; monitors laws, regulations and policies that affect those who live in long-term care facilities; provides the public with information about long-term care options; and promotes the development of consumer organizations concerned about long-term care. Under the federal Older Americans Act, every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long term care system.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
The obudsman program investigates and resolves complaints made on behalf of older individuals living in long term care facilities
Advocates for and protects the rights of older adults receiving or denied long-term care services in nursing homes, assisted living, adult day centers, domiciliary care homes, personal care boarding homes, or their own homes.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Helps individuals residing in long-term care facilities resolve issues or concerns they may have about the quality of care they receive. The Ombudsman serves as a resident advocate and works with residents and facility staff to promote quality of care and quality of life within the long-term care setting. The Ombudsman also provides information and education relating to "Resident Rights" and long-term care services.
Advocates for and protects the rights of older persons receiving long-term care services. Receive, investigate, and resolve complaints on behalf of individuals. Trained staff or volunteers are available to act as an impartial mediator to address concerns.
Support and empowers consumers by resolving individual complaints involving long-term care service while working to improve and enhance the long-term living system for the residents and their families. Provides information about rights as a consumer and also advocate for high standards of quality of care in long-term care facilities.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Area Agencies on Aging
Provides comprehensive senior services which include information and referral; protective services, ombudsman, assessments, outreach, case/care management; light housework and chores, personal care, and home delivered meals.

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Case/Care Management
Benefits Screening
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Adult Protective Services
Senior Ride Programs
Personal Care
Home Delivered Meals
Provides legal advocates for low-income individuals and families. NPLS helps people establish eligibility for public benefits, protect themselves from domestic violence, gain access to healthcare and avoid loss of housing due to uninhabitability, eviction or foreclosure. Also provides self-help materials, trainings and community workshops on a range of legal issues.

Related Services

Self Representation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
General Legal Aid
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Welfare Rights Assistance
The Ombudsman Program acts as an advocate for those receiving care in nursing facilities, personal care homes, and long-term care services in the community.

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Provides a service that receives, investigates, and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of older residents of nursing homes, personal care homes, domiciliary care homes, and home health care agencies. Advocates for those who can’t, supports those who can, and ensures all long-term care consumers live with dignity and respect.