SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — More than a year after a woman was found dead near a memory care facility in Sandy, Ore., lawmakers are looking to enact change.
On Tuesday, lawmakers hosted hearings on two new bills that come with a slew of changes directed at Oregon’s Department of Human Services. The bills call for more oversight of long-term care facilities and adult foster centers.
Senate Bill 739, sponsored by Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, was a hot topic at the legislature. The bill aims to prohibit a person from serving as an interim residential care facility administrator without a license. It also requires DHS to conduct regular inspections of new residential care facilities…