Aging Services Div.: Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Unit Information
This unit acts as advocates for persons age 60 and older residing in long-term care facilities. The staff works to resolve problems of individual residents and to bring about changes at the local, state and national levels to improve care and quality of life.
Supervisor Information
Esther Houser
State Ombudsman
Phone: (405) 521-6734
Fax: (405) 522-6739
Mailing Address
2401 N.W. 23rd St., Ste. 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Proposed Federal Legislation
The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services names 4,037 Nursing Homes that need improvement on physical restraints and pressure sores
Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services Names Special Focus Facilities