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Description

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has served as State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services since 1979. She built the program, which provides advocacy services for persons over the age of sixty in long-term care facilities, from a one-person staff to thirty paid staffers and 200-plus volunteers today. Her work has been published in various publications and manuals related to Ombudsman practice and elderly care. She was inducted in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.

Date(s)

12/15/2010

Call Number

HOF_027

Subjects
Interviewee(s) Esther Houser
Interviewer(s) Juliana Nykolaiszyn