What is a Nursing Home Ombudsman? What Do They Do? Information for Kansas and Missouri Seniors and Their Families in Nursing Homes.

An ombudsman is a person who acts as a mediator between two parties, typically to resolve a dispute. The term is Swedish in origin and means "speaking on behalf of…

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Should Speed Governors Be the Rule, Not the Exception in the United States?

  A recent article in Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-10/as-traffic-deaths-grow-so-does-the-need-for-speed-governors) starts by telling the story of an accident caused by a Mercedes driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone. The accident was…

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Will Kansas or Missouri pay for me to caregive for my senior loved one?

We started to answer this question with help from http://www.caregiver.org Caregiver Support Program Info Missouri Consumer Directed State Plan Personal Care Program https://health.mo.gov/seniors/hcbs/hcbsmanual/pdf/3.25.pdf This program is through Medicaid (MO HealthNet).…

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