Department of Aging and Disability Services / Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Link to CT LTC Ombudsman Program – Regulations and Statues by Facility Type

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (direct link)

01/01/2021 – FYI re Trauma Informed Care during COVID-19: Healing Through Relationships

11/20/2020 – Letter to Residents, Families and Responsible Parties from the CT LTC Ombudsman and CT DPH re Holiday Visitations

10/05/2020 – Letter from Seema Verma, Administrator, CMS to Residents and Resident Families regarding Voting

07/01/2020 – Letter to Nursing Home Administrators re Staff Posting Requirements
Letter to Residents, Families and Responsible Parties re Staff Posting Requirements

06/26/2020 – Letter To Residents and Families re COVID-19 from the CT LTC Ombudsman and the CT DPH Acting Commissioner

05/12/2020 – SAMPLE Letter to Residents, Families and Others re Resident Testing

05/08/2020 – Best Practices Supporting Residents Social and Emotional Needs

04/11/2020 – Letter from Mairead Painter, State Ombudsman to Residents, Families and Responsible Parties regarding COVID-19

11/28/2017 –  Letter from Nancy Shaffer, State Ombudsman to Nursing Home Administrators clarifying requirements of the Nursing Home Participation Rule / Notice to the Ombudsman of Involuntary Transfer or Discharge

08/16/2016 – Informational Letter from State Department on Aging (SDA) and Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) to Residents of a Closing Facility as per PA 16-8

Public Act 16-8, An Act Concerning The Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s Notice To Nursing Home Residents