CANHR Fact Sheets

CANHR publishes fact sheets on a wide range of topics important to long term care consumers.

Select fact sheets are also available in Spanish and Chinese.

Nursing Home Fact Sheets:

• What is a Nursing Home in California?
• Planning for Long Term Care (PDF)
• How to Choose a Nursing Home (PDF)
• Nursing Home Evaluation Checklist (PDF)
• Admission Agreements (PDF)
• Arbitration Agreement: Why They Should Be Prohibited in Admission Agreements (PDF)
• Nursing Home Care Standards (PDF)

How to Advocate for Good Care
• Making Care Plans Work (PDF)
• A Guide for Preventing Abuse in Long Term Care Facilities (PDF)
• Family Councils (PDF)
• How to File a Complaint (PDF)

Residents’ Rights
• Elder Abuse (PDF)
• Residents' Rights (PDF)
• Transfer and Discharge Rights (PDF)
• Theft and Loss (PDF)
• Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions (PDF)
• Restraint Free Care (PDF)

Residential Care (RCFE) Fact Sheets:

• What You Need to Know About Residential Care Facilities (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Admission Agreements (PDF)
• Assessment & Care Planning (PDF)
• Evaluation Checklist for RCFEs (PDF)
• Dementia Care Checklist (PDF)

How to Advocate for Good Care
• Filing Complaints (PDF)
• Self-Advocacy Approaches for Residents & Family Members (PDF)

Residents’ Rights
• RCFE Closures: Residents’ Rights and Protections (PDF)
• Eviction Protections (PDF)
• Outline of Residents' Rights, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (PDF)
  This Outline summarizes present laws and regulations regarding RCFE Residents’ Rights. It is a source of easy reference for advocates in representing clients and for protecting and promoting rights.
• Resident's Rights (PDF)
• Refunds (PDF)
• Theft & Loss (PDF)

Financial Resources
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in Residential Care Facilities (PDF)
• Medi–Cal "Board & Care" Deduction (PDF)
• Assisted Living Waiver Pilot Project (ALWPP) (PDF)

Medi-Cal/Estate Planning Fact Sheets:

• Overview of Medi-cal for Long-Term Care (PDF)
• Medi-Cal Recovery Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Medi-Cal Resource Limits (PDF)
• Your Home & Medi-Cal (PDF)
• IRAs, Pensions & Annuities Under Medi-Cal (PDF)
  • also see H.E.L.P.'s excellent report on annuities and older adults
  • for complaints about insurance agents, brokers, or attorneys who are involved with the sale of annuities, visit the California Department of Insurance
• How to Value Real Property (PDF)
• Aged & Disabled Federal Poverty Level Program (PDF)

Miscellaneous Fact Sheets:

• Veterans Affairs Aid & Attendance Benefits (PDF)
• Self-Assessment for Community Services & Out-of-Home Placement (PDF)
• Community-Based Services for Seniors (PDF)
• Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions (PDF)
• Filling Complaints Against Continuing Care Retirement Communities (PDF)
• In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) & IHSS Offices in California (PDF)
• Medicare Part D FAQ (PDF)
• Statewide Help Phone Numbers (PDF)

Legal Issues Fact Sheets:

• Durable Power of Attorney for Property (PDF)
• Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care/Advance Directives (PDF)
• Probate Conservatorship in California - What You Need to Know (PDF)

Other Helpful Information:

• "Did You Know?"/"Dear Advocate" archives - helpful consumer information from the CANHR Advocate.

Fact Sheets can be ordered free of charge from CANHR. Donations to cover costs of photocopying and mailing are always welcome. If you'd like a copy of any of these fact sheets mailed to you, please call CANHR at 800-474-1116.

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