Illustration of the Program’s Framework

Oversight flow: federal to state to local ombudsman to residents

The diagram shows the oversight chain:

  1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging;
  2. Georgia Department of Human Services;
  3. Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman;
  4. Local Ombudsman Entity;
  5. Long-Term Care Facility Residents.