Resources for long-term care issues

1)  Organizing Family Councils in Long-Term Care Facilities

        www.osnc.net/PublicForms/Organizing Family Councils.pdf

An article about influencing the quality of care for residents utilizing a forum to enhance communications with facility staff, offering peer support for relatives, and sharing group concerns in writing to the administrator.

2)  Mandated Reporting

      www.dss.cahwnet.gov/getinfo/acl00/pdf/00-44.PDF

Report of Suspected Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse.

3)  California Nursing Home Search

        www.calnhs.org

California Nursing Home Search is a service designed to provide comprehensive and consumer-friendly information about the quality of California's over 1,400 nursing homes. It is updated quarterly.

4)  Federal Nursing Home Reform Law (OBRA)

        www.ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42.

5)  RCFE (Assisted Living Facilities) Regulations (Title 22)

        www.dss.cahwnet.gov/getinfo/pdf/rcfe1.PDF

Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, Title 22.

6)  Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing

        www.ccld.ca.gov/docs/ccld_search/ccld_search.aspx

RCFE (Assisted Living) Name, License #, Address, Phone, # of Residents, and Map!

7)  Medicare Nursing Home Compare

        www.medicare.gov/NHcompare/home.asp

Current information about skilled nursing facilities, including the most recent licensing inspection surveys.

8)  Administration on Aging

        www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Rights.asp

Information about the long-term care Ombudsman Program with several pertinent links.

9)  CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform)

        www.canhr.org/

Nursing Home and Residential Care Consumer Resources (Fact Sheets, Legal Resources...).

10)  Legal Services of Northern California

        www.lsnc.info/

Legal Aid Services for the community.

11)  Senior Legal Hotline

        SeniorLegalHotline.org

Call or e-mail for free legal advice.

12)  HICAP

        www.hicapservices.net

Health Insurance Counseling.

13)  Area 4 - Agency on Aging

        www.a4aa.com

"Area 4 Agency on Aging is dedicated to bringing life-enhancing information and services to seniors and those who are caregivers for seniors in communities throughout Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties."

14)  Long-Term Care

        www.longtermcare.gov

"For additional information on long-term care, such as paying for long-term care, this web site provides state-specific information."

        www.cdph.ca.gov

"The health facility profiles include facility's ownership, licensing, beds, services and performance information (deficiencies/citations) ."