Long Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report: FY 1995

Long Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report: Fiscal Year 1995

Table 1: Selected National Information
Table 2: Change in Funding: Federal vs. Non-Federal—FY87-FY95
Figure 1: Sources of Funding
Figure 2: Sources of Funds—FY1987 to FY1995
Table 3: Trends in the Ombudsman Program—FY87–95

Part II. FY 1995 Program Highlights

Part III. Cases and Complaints

Table 4: Types of Complainants for Cases Closed
Figure 3: Types of Complainants for Cases Closed
Table 5: Number of Complaints by Group
Figure 4: Distribution of Complaints by Group
(Note: Table 6 is omitted from the web version of this document.)
Table 7: Most Frequently Received Complaints
Table 8: Complaint Verification and Disposition
Figure 5: Disposition of Complaints by Outcome

Part IV: Program Structure and Operations

Table 9: Ombudsman Programs Operated by Outside Non-Profit Organizations
Table 10: Designated Local Ombudsman Entities
Table 11: National Staff and Volunteers Totals
Table 12: Most Frequent Subject Areas of Facility Staff Training, Facility Consultation, and Assistance to Individuals (i.e., consumers)

Part V. Major Long Term Care Issues

Acknowledgments

Appendices:

Note: Appendix A is attached to the main report (the table files are available for download as either .xls or .wk1 shpreadsheet files). Due to their size (167 pages total), Appendices B-F are available from AoA only upon request. Write, call or e-mail: Office of Elder Rights Protection, Administration on Aging, 330 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201; (202) 619-7585; [email protected]

Appendix A: General State Data — 11 Tables, attached to main report
Appendix B: Complaint Data (by type of problem and facility)
Appendix C: Complaint Descriptions and Legal Consultation on Complaints
Appendix D: Major Long-Term Care Issues
Appendix E: State Names and Definitions of Board and Care and Other Adult Care Homes Similar to Nursing or Board and Care Facilities for Which the State Ombudsman Program Provides Services
Appendix F: Statewide Ombudsman Program Coverage

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Long Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report: Fiscal Year 1995

Table of Contents

Executive Summary