Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to assign paid or volunteer advocates to long-term care facilities; makes appropriation.

This bill requires New Jersey's State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to assign paid or volunteer advocates to long-term care facilities. The advocates must conduct in-person visits to help ensure residents' financial, health, legal, and social needs are met. The bill also appropriates funds from the General Fund to cover the costs of these new advocates. It directly affects long-term care facilities and their residents by adding a new layer of on-site support.