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CANHR Fact Sheets

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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.

Most of the fact sheets below are in html and pdf format. html is best for viewing. pdf is best for printing.

Nursing Home Fact Sheets:

• What is a Nursing Home in California? (pdf)
• How to Choose a Nursing Home (pdf)
• Nursing Home Evaluation Checklist (pdf)
• Admission Agreements (pdf)
• Arbitration Agreements: Why They Should Be Prohibited in Admission Agreements (pdf)
• Nursing Home Care Standards (pdf)

Residents’ Rights
• Transfer and Discharge Rights (pdf)
• Outline of Nursing Home Residents’ Rights (pdf)
• Residents’ Rights (pdf)
• Theft and Loss (pdf)
• Restraint Free Care (pdf)
• Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions (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)
• How to Support Nursing Home Reform

Residential Care (RCFE) Fact Sheets:

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

Residents’ Rights
• Resident’s Rights (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.
• Eviction Protections (pdf)
• RCFE Closures: Residents’ Rights and Protections (pdf)
• Refunds (pdf)
• Theft & Loss (pdf)

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

Financial Resources
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in Residential Care Facilities (pdf)
• Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) (pdf)

Medi-Cal/Estate Planning Fact Sheets:

• Overview of Medi–Cal for Long Term Care (pdf)
• Medi-Cal Recovery Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 1mb)
• 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)
• Treatment of Reverse Mortgage/Home Equity Payments Under the Medi-Cal Program (pdf)

Miscellaneous Fact Sheets:

Elder Abuse
• Elder Abuse (pdf)
• Financial Abuse (pdf)
• Click here for more information on Elder Abuse

• Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (pdf)
• Veterans Affairs Aid & Attendance Benefits (pdf)
• Self-Assessment for Community Services & Out-of-Home Placement (pdf)
• Community–Based Services for Seniors (pdf)
• Filling Complaints Against Continuing Care Retirement Communities (pdf)
• In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) & IHSS Offices in California (pdf)

Legal Issues Fact Sheets:

• Incapacity: Plan for it Now (pdf)
• Planning for Long Term Care (pdf)
• 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.

Page Last Modified: July 30, 2010