Helpful Links for you to explore

Numerous national, California state, and non-profit agencies and organizations exist to help protect the rights of our elderly population. Here is our latest list of useful resources:

Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities:

National Resources:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: www.cms.gov
• Caregivers’ Resources: www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health/caregivers.shtml 

California Resources:

• California Department of Public Health: www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/DEFAULT.aspx
• Caregiver Resources: www.ca.gov/HealthSafety/Caregivers.html
• California Department of Social Services: www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/default.htm
• California Health & Human Services Agency: www.chhs.ca.gov
• California Department of Aging: www.chhs.ca.gov
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: www.aging.ca.gov/ProgramsProviders/LTCOP/
• Adult Protective Services: www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1298.htm 

Advocacy Groups:

• CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform): Since 1983, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), a statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization, has been dedicated to improving the choices, care, and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers.www.canhr.org
• FATE (Foundation Aiding The Elderly):The objective of FATE is to serve as a voice for patients and to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the nursing home industry and its regulatory agencies in order to assure proper care, civil rights, and meaningful, dignified life for the elderly in long-term care facilities. www.4fate.org

Federal and State Regulations:

• Federal Code of Regulations for Long Term Care: Title 42 – Chapter IV:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-483?toc=1
• California Code of Regulations for Nursing Homes (Title 22, Division 5): http://www.oal.ca.gov/ccr.htm

Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE):

• California Department of Social Services: www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/default.htm
• Community Care Licensing Division: www.ccld.ca.gov

State Regulations:

• California Code of Regulations for Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8): www.dss.cahwnet.gov/ord/PG295.htm