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Pinellas County Nursing Home Advocate Ellen Lamparter Receives State Recognition
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Pinellas County resident Ellen Lamparter was recently honored as the Mid & South Pinellas Council Ombudsman of the Year for her volunteer work with residents of nursing homes and other long-term care settings.
Ms. Lamparter and her husband, fellow ombudsman Philip Everett, serve as volunteers with the Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program – a federally mandated advocacy organization created to protect long-term care residents’ health, safety, welfare, and rights. Ombudsmen advocate on behalf of residents and work to resolve complaints that may arise to improve the quality of life in long-term care facilities.
“On behalf of the Department of Elder Affairs, I want to congratulate Ellen Lamparter for this recognition and thank her for her service to the community,” said DOEA Secretary Richard Prudom. “Volunteers are integral to our efforts to meet the needs across our Aging Network, and Ms. Lamparter is truly an asset to our team.”
District Ombudsman Manager Charles Bellows describes Ms. Lamparter and Everett as a “dynamic duo” always ready to tackle any challenge, large or small. “They do their investigations with such a forthright and open-hearted approach,” writes Bellows. “They are learners and teachers and have been wonderful inspirations to the rest of the ombudsmen during this challenging year. Their hard work and determination can only be described as getting the job done and getting it done effectively.”
Ms. Lamparter and Everett have made a tremendous difference in the lives of the residents they serve. One such resident recently wrote a note thanking Ms. Lamparter for her unwavering assistance and empathy: “I appreciate you [Ellen]; there is only one of you, not one on every street corner.”
Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program congratulates Ellen Lamparter on receiving this well-deserved recognition for her outstanding contribution to long-term care residents.
The Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, administratively housed at the Department of Elder Affairs, seeks to improve the quality of life and care for all Florida long-term care residents.
The Department of Elder Affairs fully supports the independent authority of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to advocate for the health, safety, welfare, and rights of long-term care residents. Consequently, the views and opinions expressed by the Program may not represent the official policy or position of the Department of Elder Affairs or its employees.
