Extends regulatory power of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to senior housing.
This bill extends the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman's authority to handle complaints about abuse or exploitation involving elderly residents in senior housing communities. It specifically requires the ombudsman to "elicit, receive, process, respond to, and resolve" such complaints in "age-restricted developments," defined as communities complying with federal housing rules for older persons. The change directly affects elderly residents living in these senior housing communities and ensures they have a dedicated channel for addressing safety concerns. The bill amends existing law to add this complaint resolution duty without altering the ombudsman's other core functions or creating new funding requirements.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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