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Published: November 16, 2008
Elder care monitors dwindle in Oklahoma
BY WENDY K. KLEINMAN
Understaffing at the state Health Department is delaying inspections at Oklahoma’s 670 long-term care centers, officials said.

Funding is the problem and the staff shortage is particularly affecting assisted living, residential care and adult day care centers. There are only two inspectors overseeing 250 such locations. That’s down from as many as seven inspectors last year, and long-term care division chi...

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