Training for advocacy for nursing home residents

[Karen Gunderman]

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington invites you to a training regarding advocacy for nursing home residents. Are you interested in learning about how to advocate for elders living in care facilities in our community? If so, Ashley Hillman, Long-Term Care Ombudsman and Deputy Director of Area 10 Agency on Aging will be teaching skills necessary for providing that service. A long-term care ombudsman is an advocate for residents in both assisted-living and long-term care facilities. There is no fee or future obligation for this training which will be held on 2/18 and 2/25/10 from 1:30-4:30pm at the Unitarian Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN.

For those who are interested, this training can also lead to becoming an ombudsman volunteer. These volunteers regularly visit with residents at a facility, observe and help resolve issues and complaints. The ombudsman volunteer visits a facility at least once every two weeks, and meets with Ashley once a month to discuss issues as well as listen to guest speakers who provide information about aging, medications, and dementia/Alzheimner's.

For further information, or to sign-up, call Barb Backler at 876-8368 or bbackler@indiana.edu.


Karen