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RI S2104
Joint Resolution
Status
1/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
David Tikoian
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $100,000 from the general treasury for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging for the Alliance for Better Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
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The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program serves residents of 76 licensed nursing facilities (8,405 beds), 65 assisted living residences (5,209 units), the Bristol Veterans' Home, and Eleanor Slater Hospital
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Complaints received by the Ombudsman have more than tripled, increasing from 597 in 2023 to 1,787 in 2025, with 30% related to abuse, gross neglect, and exploitation
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Rhode Island Department of Health surveys have found increasing serious deficiencies in nursing facility care, while federal and state funding for the Ombudsman program has not kept pace with inflation or workload growth
Legislative Description
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF HEALTHY AGING FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR BETTER LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 to the Rhode Island Office Of Healthy Aging for the RI Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
1/16/2026