New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman

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Stop Elder Abuse

LTCO advocates for the rights of residents of long-term care facilities and investigates allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation. LTCO is the voice of the state’s most vulnerable institutionalized elderly citizens.

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Local Volunteer Opportunities

You can help to improve the lives of elderly residents of long-term care facilities in your neighborhood. Volunteers receive 32 hours of free training. Classes are forming now.

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Regional Ethics Committees

LTCO Regional Ethics Committees provide much-needed education, conflict resolution, and ethical guidance to facilities and families when difficult decisions need to be made.

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Interview with Volunteer Advocate Karen Thompson, Courthouse Center

Karen Thompson has spent 12 years assisting hundreds of nursing home residents as a LTCO Volunteer Advocate at Courthouse Center in Cape May.

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Garden State’s No Rose Garden to Grow Old In, Advocates Tell Lawmakers

“Nearly all the complaints that we receive …boil down to the fact there are simply not enough qualified staff there to help residents with their most basic needs,” Ombudsman Laurie Brewer told the first meeting of the new NJ Assembly Senior Services Committee.” Brewer’s complete comments can be found in the NJ Spotlight article:

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	Tel.: 1-877-582-6995
	Fax: 1-609-943-3479
	ombudsman@ltco.nj.gov
	NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman P.O. Box 852 Trenton, NJ 08625-085

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