Be a Voice for Hawaii’s Kupuna Residing in a Long-Term Care Home

Be a Voice for Hawaii’s Kupuna Residing in a Long-Term Care Home

Our mission is to protect the human and civil rights of Hawaii’s aging population who reside in licensed long-term care settings through the provision of culturally sensitive advocacy
"Ombudsman" is a Swedish word for a representative, or someone who speaks on behalf of another individual

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Long-Term Care Updates

Hawaii State Plan on Aging 2023-2027

Hawaii State Plan on Aging 2023-2027

The "Hawaii State Plan on Aging 2023-2027," developed by the Hawaii Department of Health's Executive...read more
Congratulations to Hawaii's Older American's Month Awardees!

Congratulations to Hawaii's Older American's Month Awardees!

Mae Fujii Hawaii SHIP & SMP Hawaii Volunteer and Clarence Agena Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program...read more
Hawai‘i kupuna watchdog head says program in need of expansion

Hawai‘i kupuna watchdog head says program in need of expansion

For some of Hawai'i's most vulnerable kupuna, a little-known government position known as the Long-Term...read more

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Hawaii’s Long-Term Care Ombudsmen serve as advocates for residents of nursing homes and similar adult residential long-term care facilities. Ombudsmen focus on resolving problems brought to their attention by or for an individual resident to bring about improvements and changes to others in the facility and the broader community.

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