With the goal of improving the lives of assisted living residents, the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) will be hosting feedback sessions across the state with residents and their loved ones, as well as facility staff and administration. ODA would like to hear directly from Ohioans about their experiences living in assisted living facilities.
During feedback sessions, Ohioans will be asked to discuss how they selected their living facility and will be shown the updated version of the Ohio’s Nursing Home Quality Navigator that was first launched in February 2024. The Nursing Home Quality Navigator is an online tool that provides users with detailed information about nursing homes across the state. Version 2.0 is set to be released later in 2024.
ODA Director Ursel McElroy stated, “As we visited locations around the state last year and listened to Ohioans share their lived experiences with nursing homes, we also heard a pressing need to address care in assisted living facilities. With these new Feedback Forums, ODA will gather personal stories and suggestions from every corner of the state and use that to improve the quality of care and quality of life for assisted living residents. This is also a tremendous opportunity to get direct commentary from users on our popular Navigator and use that commentary to make the next version of the Navigator even better.”
The listening forum will be taking place in Dayton on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, from 1:00pm-3:00pm located at Sinclair Community College Conference Center, Charity Auditorium. Register here to attend the session.