Seattle Times: Seniors for Sale, Part 3
What Needs to be Done? is the subject matter of Part 3 of Seniors for Sale. In this episode, the viewer is encouraged to do research about a facility, Adult Family Home or otherwise, prior to considering a move to that senior housing alternative. In my article, “Avoiding the pitfalls of selecting Senior Housing,” I provide helpful resources that everyone can use in order to find out:
- if any complaints have been filed against a particular home;
- if the State issued any citations, and the nature of those citations;
- if the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office received particular complaints and the nature of those complaints.

No one has to go into this housing search blind. Please view the very brief video provided in Part 3 of this Pulitzer Prize winning series by Michael Berens of the Seattle Times, then click on the attached article that I’ve provided for your assistance. Although the links I provided relate to resources in the State of Washington, similar resources exist nation-wide. Check with your State Ombudsman office or Department of Health and Social Services for your State’s equivalent.
This entry was posted in 21st Century Living, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Caregiving, Community outreach, Elder Fraud & Abuse, Family issues, Health & Wellness, Personal Struggles, Senior Housing and tagged Department of Social & Health Services, elder fraud and abuse, Long-Term Care Ombudsman office, Michael Berens, Pulitzer Prize, Seattle Times, Washington State.
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June 13, 2012 at 12:36 pm
This series is great! Thanks for posting it!!
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