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Stay Informed
Overview The Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman Program is mandated in the Federal Older American’s Act to educate and advise consumers and governments on issues that affect residents of LTC facilities. As part this effort, we are striving with this web site to build a virtual community of concern within Washington State. To this end, we will provide current information on the long-term care system and on ways to participate in the decisions that set policy in Washington State. In this section, you can find information about:
Long-Term Care (LTC) Trend: Aging in Place Home is the preferred choice for most of us and the proliferation of in-home care has been positive for the community. This trend has developed in support of the theory that most of us thrive physically and emotionally when we are as independent as possible and live in our own home. Independence is a "quality of life" factor and staying at home to receive care is an option that should be seriously considered. The Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman Program embraces and supports a philosophy of care called "Aging in Place," which has influenced the development of choice in Washington. This best practice encourages the development of a system of care that can deliver care to the individual wherever their home may be. Aging in Place encourages the choice of remaining in a familiar and comforting environment during the stress of illness and avoidance of a condition that is all too common: transfer trauma. This syndrome, which is documented in the literature, is the actual physical and cognitive decline of person when they are moved, even to another room, while in need of care.
The
King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a program of the Solid Ground. To learn more about the
Solid Ground, visit
their website now... ____________________________________________
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