By Wes Bledsoe in the Norman Transcript
Suspected criminal acts committed against residents of long-term care facilities are to be reported immediately to law enforcement, according to an advisory letter sent Oct. 27 from the Oklahoma State Department of Health to all nursing homes in Oklahoma.
The letter was sent to all nursing facilities, skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation. The letter is in response to appeals by A Perfect Cause and the overwhelming support for action by long-term care residents' families, the Attorney General's Office, Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, YWCA and Long-Term Care Facilities Advisory Board.
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