BE OUR GUEST: OMBUDSMEN ACT AS FRIENDS, COUNSELORS, GUARDIANS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

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Friday, January 29, 1993

Are you aware of what rights you have as a nursing home resident? Many of us are not, and that is why Missouri's Ombudsman Program is so important; it is perhaps one of the most effective, cost efficient, but unfortunately least known of the services provided by the state to senior citizens. I have recently joined the program and have been greatly impressed by what it has achieved and even more so by the program's potential.

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