Consumer Information About Long-Term Care
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services has a Nursing Home Advocacy Project They have a series of easy-to-use guides such as How to Get Care from a Residential Care Facility, Nursing Home Companion and Assisted Living Companion. These guides can be downloaded from the Nursing Home Advocacy Project website.
- LA 4 Seniors This is a public service website designed to raise awareness of services for seniors, reduce crime against seniors and improve the quality of life for seniors and their families. It provides information of interest to seniors in Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish. The information includes resources for seniors and caregivers as well as volunteer opportunities. The site includes information on on nursing home inspections and citations.
- National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform has a series of fact sheets on choosing a nursing home, long term care insurance, getting quality care, residents rights and family involvement.
- National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information offers a Long-Term Care Planning Kit, Own Your Future, that can be ordered in paper form or downloaded. The “Own Your Future” site offers an extensive glossary of terms and information on paying for long-term care.
- California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing covers aspects of the licensing process for community care providers. Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing covers aspects of the licensing process for community care providers. It also has guides on choosing non-medical out-of-home care The site also allows you to search for a facility serving the elderly, including adult day care and residential care for the elderly commonly known as board and care assisted living facilities.