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ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO ADDRESS AND RECEIVE AWARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Janet Reno will address the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform on Monday, October 30. The Attorney General will deliver remarks and be the first recipient of the Janet Tulloch Award for outstanding accomplishments in public advocacy. Ms. Tulloch was a leading advocate for nursing home residents despite struggling with cerebral palsy and spending years in a nursing home.

WHEN: Monday, October 30, 2000

3:45 p.m.

WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel

2500 Calvert Street, NW

Palladian Room

Washington, DC

The number of older Americans and nursing home residents is projected to more than double in the next 30 years. To address this demographic change, the Department is assessing the role of law enforcement in protecting these vulnerable citizens. As part of this effort, the Department launched its Nursing Home Initiative, which focuses on enhanced enforcement and training; outreach to resident advocates, industry, healthcare and public safety professionals, academics, and others; new legislation to address gaps in federal law; improved inter-governmental and multi-disciplinary coordination; and formation of State Working Groups to continue and replicate these efforts at the state and local levels. The Department also sponsored four regional multi-disciplinary Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conferences and a meeting of State Working Group representatives to increase coordination and enforcement, deter abuse and neglect, and promote quality care for nursing home residents.

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