AARP is a non-profit membership organization of persons 50 and older dedicated to addressing their needs and interests. This website offers a five-time preliminary check list about what consumers should look for when choosing a nursing home.
Adult Protective Services investigates reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation to endangered adults.
The Alzheimer Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer research, care and support.
Through this website consumers can find links to state government offices responsible for investigating and certifying nursing homes. Many state sites include inspections (survey) data, nursing home deficiency information, characteristics of nursing homes, staffing ratios and much more.
This website provides basic information on nursing home facilities, bed count and census, survey results, state licensure actions and federal certification actions imposed. You may search for facilities by city or county in which the facility is located.
This website offers a step by step instruction on how to read a survey.
The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) finances basic, cost-effective medical health coverage programs for
low-income residents in the state of Indiana.
This website allows searching for long-term care facilities in Indiana by county.
This website provides information on quality care, resident rights and quality of life issues for nursing home residents. An easy to use map connects you to the key long-term care agencies in each state including citizen advocacy groups and their websites.
The National Institute on Aging leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and the extend to healthy, active years of life.
This website provides links to your state and local Ombudsman offices. Ombudsmen are resident advocates who work at both the state and regional level. Many Ombudsman programs sponsor websites with consumer information.
The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals and persons with disabilities. NSCLC advocates through litigation, legislative and agency representation, and assistance to attorney and paralegals in field programs. NSCLC's functions vary with the needs or their clients. NSCLC maintains a national reputation for professional quality and successful advocacy.
Nursing Home Compare is a federal government website run by the centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Consumers can search nursing home by state and research information on facility inspections (surveys) and quality measures.
In an effort to make survey results more available and understandable, a summary and scoring system was created for presenting key survey results because survey results are technical in nature.
Use this website to file a complaint.
This website provides links to information and referral (I&R) services for state and area agencies on aging. These I&R programs can help consumers identify appropriate services in the area where family members reside.
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