North Central Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council Meeting

North Central Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council Meeting

The North Central Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council will meet on December 11, 2008 at 12:30PM at Haven Hospice, 4200 NW 90th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida.

The North Central Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council is a part of Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The council is made up of local ombudsmen whose goal is to improve the quality of life and care of residents of long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family care homes, and skilled nursing units in area hospitals. An ombudsman is a specially trained and certified volunteer who has been approved by the governor and given authority under federal and state law to identify, investigate and resolve complaints made by, or on behalf of, long-term care facility residents. The North Central Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council serves Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Putnam, Suwannee, and Union counties.