ENID, OK - Ombudsmen volunteers visit nursing home and assisted-living residents in our area. Every April the Long Term Care Authority of Enid, Area Agency on Aging and their Ombudsman Supervisors, Julie Torson and David Huff recognizes those volunteers for their service.
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Currently, the Long Term Care Authority of Enid, Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program has seven volunteers: Gaytha Chivers, Glennis Peterman, Suellin Martinez, Ila McKee, Erika Gargis, Cathy Jackson and Harry Martin.
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Ombudsman volunteers listen and receive concerns from residents of nursing homes or assisted-living facilities or from family and friends.
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Often times, a resident just needs someone to listen, and when they have a concern, the ombudsman will attempt to help them resolve it.
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Volunteers have the authority to explore concerns and recommend corrective action to the facility according to the state and federal law.
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On February 26 and 27, the Ombudsman Supervisors held a two-day training for new ombudsman volunteers.
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Jackson and Martin, attended the training to be certified by the State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. They will be assigned a long-term care facility to visit for a minimum of two hours per week as advocates for the residents.
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Any interested in becoming a volunteer for the ombudsman program, should contact Julie Torson or David Huff at the Long Term Care Authority of Enid at (580) 237-2236. The next training will not be scheduled until a time considered safe from the corona virus. Currently Ombudsman and volunteer visits to long term care facilities are on hold due to the pandemic.
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Torson and Huff can be contacted with questions or concerns about residential care, assisted living and nursing homes.
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They serve as Ombudsman Supervisors for Garfield, Kingfisher, Blaine, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay and Noble counties.
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The Long Term Care Authority of Enid Area Agency on Aging is located at 202 W. Broadway, Suite A.
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Ombudsman Volunteers Recognized
