Ombudsman sought for long-term county care

Sharon Baum of Colfax is a volunteer ombudsman for five long-term care facilities in Whitman County.

She has done this for the past five years and the Eastern Washington Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is seeking more like her.

Baum began a year after her mother died in 2009. A resident of an assisted living facility in Spokane, her mother Marion would comment to Sharon during their visits that she felt sorry for neighbors who did not have any visitors.

“I saw an ad after my mother passed away,” Baum said. “I felt that this was a way not just to honor her but to give back to my community... I...