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  • 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
  • The Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program published an article in the Tennessee Health Care Association newsletter on "Combatting the Fear of Retaliation in Long-Term Care Facilities."
  • The San Francisco Long-Term Care Ombudsman program created a video to raise awareness about residents' rights.

  • The Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island issued a proclamation declaring October to be Residents' Rights Month. 

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