This is a heartbreaking story. It is a ending that had a chance to be avoided. It is a story where the coroner states it was a homicide, and there is no hiding wha actually caused this woman’s death. The family stated the wound was covered up with bandages so they didn’t know.

Elderly Advocates continues to help families know what to do to be proactive against poor care, what

Much gratituide to our Community Partner, William Eadie, for being one to help bring helpful information to families of residents in long-term care. In trying to help the families promote quality care,William and his team have helped us develope this book and has provided printed copies to Elderly Advocates!

If you would like a copy,

Thank you NBC4 in Columbus for this story! This is why EA strives to be different and face head on what the real issues are in Ohio long-term care. There is a reason our state falls in the bottom numbers of care nationwide. EA is not big on new laws because it appears they are in the control of the Ohio Health Care Association in our opinion. We go to legislators in Ohio, we tell them what will help, and

HB 465 is a hot topic and Elderly Advocates agree, we need cameras in every type of care facility and it may take one type at a time to get them in. But, progress is progess. Several people getting different camera law passed is a good thing, not a bad thing.

We feel Lauren's Law HB465 is needed and a good law. We will more than likely do a petition when they have more hearings on this to show that many in our group think cameras are needed in group homes, and if someone does one for assisted living, that will be a good thing too!

We brought a lot of attention that Esthers Law needed more work before passing because

This explanis the final rule that came out in April. This is not all that advocates want or think is enough help. However, it is more than has been done in a long time. It’s a start! They will have three to five years to implement these rules, but at least advoctes are getting somewhere. Some major hightlights

Image and Quote from AARP “AARP is launching a nationwide movement, I Am A Caregiver.” You can tell your story or you can add your name to let our policymakers know caregivers need their help. This only

This is a MUST READ! This gives information on residents, wages, nursing home statistics, how Ohio rates compared to other states, and much more information and table graphs on Ohio Nursing Homes. We always say read the

This is Ohio, not some other state! This story by Dayton Daily News is one that is upsetting. How does a nurse take medications from several facilities in several counties, and we have no way to stop this after the first one? It’s heartbreaking to think of the residents that may not have gotten medicine over this, and possibly pain meds! How can

You can read the press release in this post that Elderly Advocates is excited to see in this conversation being started. There were many promising things stated here that could start to help improve care. Transparency, updates and reports are critical

Many thanks to LTCCC (Long Term Care Community Coalitioin) for providing this data with an interactive map for all states. Ohio is one of the top leading states in the large number of long-term care facilities in our state and the large number of residents needing

Elderly Advocates wishes to help the Office on Aging get the word out that the public is invited to the Nursing Home Task Force Meeting 3/26/24 in Columbus. We appreciate their efforts to include the public and give updates on the progress of the committee. It is our hope that there will be public comment or question at the end of the meeting. Eldery Advocates will be attending this meeting and update

Many families are crucial in the support and care of their mothers, fathers, and other treasured family members and friends that are like family. This can be a very emotional arena for them in trying to get the best care they can for their loved ones in what many feel is a broken health care system. However, too many times the families are made to feel that they are viewed as “trouble makers” from some staff instead

We will keep educating so everyone understands who we are and what we do. This has been the two most asked questions. Sometimes, there is confusion between lobbying vs. advocating, and we hope this article will give a better understanding of who we are and what we do.

This is the video the person needing help found us through. This story from July 2023 , when Ohio passed the State Budget. Click “read more” to see the news story from 13abc WTVG at bottom of this page.

Is it asking too much to know how many inspectors were added? Is it too much to know what advocates got more funding? Was it just the Ombudsman's Office or others? How did they use the money? How many more Ombudsman were added on? Stiff penalties for what?

The two tools for getting better care in nursing homes is......

1. CAMERAS!

2. FAMILY COUNCILS

If your loved one is in a nursing homes that has an issue with any of these two, you truly need to find another place!

With cameras there should be no more

Hard to believe, we are the baby boomers! Those born between 1946 and 1964. By, 2030, we will all be 65 or older. That means one in every five Americans will be of retirement age by 2030. This is us!! That is why we see all these buildings going up right next to each other. The shortage we have

This study was prepared for CMS and funded by CMS. It will take some time to look at this information, but some interesting information is found when

Some things Paula wants to share with you....

When I first started Elderly Advocates all I knew was I wanted to help those in long-term care facilites that I personally saw receiving poor care, including my own uncle. Poor care was a factor for him and many others in leading to bad events and outcomes (premature death). But I wasn't sure how

This is an ideal path to improved healthcare in being able to build a bridge with the industry to work together instead of what many times seems against each other. In this presentation it seems the industry feels they are constantly attacked. We look at as exhuasted patience in waiting for the long-term care industry to