Nurse advocate Hilke Faber passes on, leaving behind debt of gratitude

Hilke Faber, Amazing Nurse Advocate died on Oct 19, 2024. One of her greatest passions was improving care for people in long-term facilities.

In 1976, she became the first appointed Nursing Home Ombudsman for Seattle-King County, serving more than 15,000 nursing home residents, their families, and friends. She provided leadership in the passage of major nursing home reform legislation both statewide and nationally, including a Resident Bill of Rights and the Long-Term Care Resident Rights Law. In 1984, Faber founded the Washington State Nursing Home Resident Councils, a statewide nonprofit bringing the voice of the residents into the state and national public policy debate.

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