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The League of Women Voters of Henderson County will host a program on the topic of nursing homes and long-term care Wednesday, May 12 from 2-3:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Speakers will be Bill Lamb and Don Streb. Lamb is president of the Board of Directors of FOR (Friends of Residents in Long Term Care). He had a 39-year career working in aging-related services for North Carolina s Department of Health and Human Services and then worked at the UNC Institute on Aging as the associate director for Public Service before retiring in 2013.
FOR is a statewide citizens advocacy group founded in 1987 and committed to improving the quality of life for residents living in long term care settings. Their motto is Quality Care No Matter Where!
Briefs: Marion Chamber holds two ribbon cuttings
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Chamber holds two ribbon cuttings
MARION - The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently joined Bob and Connie Goyer for the grand opening of the Huber Historic Home at 416 E. Church St. in Marion. The Goyers purchased the home in 2011 and have been restoring it since. The 8,100 square foot mansion was built in 1908 by Frank and Nona (Fahey) Huber. Frank Huber was the president of the Marion Steam Shovel, vice president of Fahey Bank and a community leader in the early 1900s.
The stately home is available to be rented for functions such as meetings, bridal/baby showers, bible study groups, catered-in meals, ladies teas, photo shoots, tours and extended stays. Contact the Goyers at 740-389-1272, bobgoyer@yahoo.com or the home s Facebook page.
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Long-term care ombudsmen serve as advocates for people living in Arizona nursing homes who may not have family or friends to be their voice. But where were they during the pandemic, when nursing homes were locked down? It’s a question one organization set out to answer.
The Hertel Report is a newsletter that covers Arizona s health care industry. Last September, they wanted to know if the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, which falls under the Department of Economic Security, was busier than usual given the visitor restrictions. We were expecting to write an article about, you know, demand is up 25% and these ombudsmen are scurrying all over the place and they re trying to help folks get visits with their families or they re trying to help folks get transfers, explained Jim Hammond, report’s publisher. And we couldn t find anything.
For Older New Yorkers, the Budget is a Mixed Bag PUBLISHED 10:46 AM ET Apr. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:46 AM EDT Apr. 09, 2021
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Reinvesting in nursing homes, expanding telehealth services and efforts to reduce waiting lists for community-based services were among the positives in the state s $212 billion budget for older New Yorkers, AARP New York said.
But the spending plan also came up short for bolstering the state s ombudsman program for nursing homes, the organization found.
The budget, approved this past week, comes as a pandemic that has killed more than 50,000 New Yorkers has entered its second year, and with older people seen as uniquely vulnerable to the public health crisis.