The Senior Source, the long-term care Ombudsmen for Dallas County, was featured in the Dallas Morning News. The article highlighted how the Ombudsman program works to raise the voice of long-term care residents.
Residents' Rights Month and the long-term care Ombudsman program were recognized in the Tahlequah Daily Press.
A letter-to-the-editor by a long-term care Ombudsman was published in the Times Leader.
An article was published in the Daily State News in Delaware highlighting Residents' Rights Month.
In Kentucky, the Pennyrile Area Development District with the Kentucky Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is hosting a forum to showcase long-term care consumers.
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program sent letters to nursing home administrators with information about how to celebrate Residents' Rights Month.
The Washington, DC Long-Term Care Ombudsman program produced a video on Residents' Rights Month.
The Mayor of Washington, DC issued a proclamation declaring October to be Residents' Rights Month.
The Governor of Ohio has issued a proclamation declaring October to be Residents' Rights Month.
The Governor of North Carolina has issued a proclamation for Residents' Rights Month.
The AAA of the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas has organized a Residents Rights Gala, which features a corn hole tournament and karaoke contest. Residents can also win bingo prizes and door prizes by answering Resident's Rights trivia. View the flyer.