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Choosing Where to Die—A Long-Term Care Ombudsman Story
A long-term care ombudsman responds to a hotline call and uncovers severe neglect, then helps a dying nursing home resident reclaim dignity and choice.
Carol Lindsay
Jun 24 min read
Mr. Feltman: Finding Joy in a Nursing Home Room AN OMBUDSMAN STORY
A long-term care ombudsman meets a resident who can no longer speak—but still creates joy through handmade felt pins and quiet resilience.
Carol Lindsay
May 262 min read
Where She Wanted to Stay-A Long-Term Care Ombudsman Story
“But one place isn’t the same as another.
Not to the person who lives there.”
Carol Lindsay
May 123 min read
I will never again be as young as I am at this moment
After thirty-five years teaching the clinical facts of aging, a nurse educator begins experiencing the very changes she once taught and realizes how different knowledge is from living inside an aging body.
Carol Lindsay
May 22 min read
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