Even during the pandemic, you can become an Ombudsman Volunteer for nursing home residents in YOUR southwest Ohio neighborhood. Instead of in-person visits, ombudsman staff and volunteers are making phone calls to explain residents' rights, help residents to speak up with their questions and concerns, and partner with ombudsman staff to help residents resolve problems.
If you are a good listener and a strong advocate, help give frail and vulnerable residents a voice by joining our program. Trained volunteers are assigned a long term care facility near where they live or work. Volunteers are expected to visit and do other program related activities an average of 1 hr/week.
Up to 60% of nursing home residents have no one who visits them regularly and, possibly, no one who calls them. You can make a difference!
Training can be completed online. contact Linda for more information or apply online at https://www.proseniors.org/long-term-care-ombudsman/volunteer/
(To be eligible for Ombudsman Certification, you must complete all sessions.)
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For questions or to register, please contact Linda at (513) 458-5520 or email her at info@proseniors.org.
About Pro Seniors, Inc. - Elder Rights Advocacy & Elder Law
Location:
7162 Reading Road, Suite 1150, Cincinnati, OH 45237, US
Mission Statement
Pro Seniors helps older adults maintain their independence by empowering them, protecting their interests, and helping them access resources.
Description
Pro Seniors' provides legal advice to all Ohio residents age 60 or over who call our legal helpline, and free assistance to people in southwestern Ohio who need to choose and understand nursing homes and related long-term care. Pro Seniors also helps people resolve problems with long-term care providers, understand Medicare and other benefit programs, avoid Medicare fraud, and offers community education and regularly scheduled continuing education for professionals working with older adults.
