Wanted: A voice for those living in nursing homes | Editorial
(WorldNews Health)

Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly needs as many as 130 more volunteers are needed to fill spots in nursing homes that don't have a dedicated patient advocate. A state agency with a bulky name - the Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly - has a mandate that`s much easier to parse: advocating for residents of New Jersey`s 370 nursing homes. And it relies on an army of 250 volunteers to help get the job done, stepping in...