Regional Resources
Aging Programs
- Adult Day Care
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Congregate and Home Delivered Meals
- Elderly Abuse Prevention
- Legal Assistance
- Homemaker Services
- Insurance Counseling
- Ombudsman Program
- Respite Services
- Senior Employment Services
Regional Resources & Definitions
Ombudsman representatives serve patients by assisting with complaints like abuse, neglect, improper discharge planning, quality and choice of food, and poor medication distribution, among other duties pertaining to improving care.
The Ombudsman Program is authorized by the Older Americans Act and the Ombudsman services are always confidential and free.
An Ombudsman (awm-budzman) is an individual who advocates for the rights of residents living in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes or assisted living facilities. An ombudsman also strives to be the voice for residents while encouraging self-advocacy by providing education about residents’ rights.
Residents in long-term care facilities in Mississippi have the right to:
- Be treated with dignity and respect.
- Choose schedules and activities.
- Be fully informed of all personal information.
- Share a complaint with anyone without any repercussions.
- Decide who visits and who does not.
- Have information regarding personal financial affairs.
- Have private conversations with anyone they decide.
- Appeal a discharge or transfer.
