Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (Democratic-VA)July 29, 2025

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Makes training easier for volunteers helping seniors in long-term care, and orders a study.

This bill would make training easier for unpaid volunteers who advocate for seniors in long-term care facilities. It would also require the program's director to work full-time and order a study to find ways to improve these programs nationwide.

What Would Change

Today, volunteers in State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs follow general training rules. The national program director is not required to work full-time, and there isn't a current comprehensive study ordered on these programs. If this bill passes, volunteer training would be tailored to their specific roles, potentially reducing unnecessary requirements. The national program director would be required to work full-time, and a study would be launched to assess and recommend improvements for these programs, with a public report due within one year.

Key Provisions

Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to tailor training standards for unpaid volunteers, aiming to reduce unnecessary requirements.
Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to serve on a full-time basis.
Orders a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the effectiveness and challenges of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs.
Requires a public report on the study's findings to be issued within one year after the study contract is signed.

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Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act

What Would Change

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