Your Journey Starts Here!
Residents of nursing homes and other facilities need help from people like you! Learn more about how to educate, empower and advocate for people in need in your community!
Your Help Is Needed.
Are you someone who enjoys talking to people and helping your community? The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) is a program that connects caring and effective advocates with older adults and people with disabilities who live in nursing homes, assisted living, and other licensed adult care homes. As an Ombudsmen, you would help residents understand and exercise their rights to good care in an environment that promotes and protects their dignity and quality of life.
As an Ombudsman in your community, you would:
• Visit with residents and work to identify complaints and concerns.
• Monitor resident care, staffing, and building conditions.
• Investigate complaints.
• Work with facility staff to correct problems, using a continuum of problem resolution and advocacy skills.
Read the Ombudsman Volunteer Position Description
Complete the Volunteer Form Today!
Take the first step. Become part of our committed volunteer corps helping older adults. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program assists individuals in nursing homes, assisted living, and adult homes by serving as an advocate and resource. YOU can be a volunteer ombudsman. Complete this form and a representative will contact you about opportunities in your region.
*Note: Employees of Long Term Care Facilities are not eligible to become Long Term Care Ombudsmen, per federal regulation.
Learn More About The Ombudsman Program:
This fact sheet reviews how the Ombudsman program advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes, assisted living facilities, and other similar adult care facilities. Ombudsman programs work to resolve problems individual residents face and effect change at the local, state, and national levels to improve quality of life and care.
