Mayor Schutzbach Declares October National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month

Pictured from left to right: Connie Hunley, Community Ombudsman; Mayor Schutzbach; and Shae Ashley, Regional Ombudsman

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the City of Effingham’s Facebook Page:

Effingham Mayor Mike Schutzbach announced that October is National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month.

With 1.3 million individuals living in 15,600 nursing homes; and over 800,000 individuals living in 28,900 assisted living/residential care facilities in the U.S., Senior Services Ombudsman Program, a division of Effingham County Committee on Aging, honors and celebrates these citizens, recognizing their rich individuality, and reaffirming their right to vote and participate politically, including the right to have a say in their care.