The Camera Bill, or the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act, affects electronic monitoring of resident rooms.
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Visiting Your Loved One During the Pandemic
One of the main purposes of the ombudsman program is to uphold resident rights. During COVID-19 times, however, some of these rights are unfortunately waived. One such right is the right to visitors.
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Understanding Your Rights as a Resident
The myths surrounding the rights of residents in long-term care (LTC) communities are pervasive. There’s an assumption that when someone becomes a resident of an LTC community, they are saying goodbye to most freedoms, especially choice. Fortunately for residents, these myths are untrue.
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A Daughter’s Story
For a while now, my mother has been living with multiple sclerosis (MS). We decided to transfer her to a long-term care community that aims to look after many others like her with the same diagnosis. Last year, she developed dental issues because of oral hygiene problems and needed a dental extraction. Her insurance provider…
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What’s Up with a COVID-19 Vaccine?
It seems the latest pandemic news is revolving around the production of a COVID-19 vaccine. Now that several groups worldwide have entered Phase 3 clinical trials, we at VOYCE thought it was a good time for some updates! Here’s a discussion of what we know right now.
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Important New Rules for Use of Cameras in Resident Rooms
VOYCE would like to extend another big thank you to Missouri Representative Jim Murphy (District 094) and VOYCE’s Grants and Public Policy Coordinator Nicole Lynch for a robust discussion on the new law surrounding Authorized Electronic Monitoring. If you could not join us on August 18 for the overview and Q&A with Representative Murphy and Nicole,…
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