AoA will hold a competition for a cooperative agreement to operate the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center.
The cooperative agreement will provide for training, technical assistance and support to the States’ Offices of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, including local ombudsmen,
in every State, Territory, and the District of Columbia.
The objective of the National Ombudsman Resource Center is to support credible and effective Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs through the provision of technical assistance and training.The overall Center goals for the new grant cycle will be to:
(1) enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs to enable them to effectively respond to residents’ complaints and represent their interests on both an individual and systemic level; and (2) strengthen this Older Americans Act core program by developing innovative, effective approaches for states to provide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services to long-term care facility residents.