Nursing Home Resident Fact Sheets

Selecting a Nursing Home

• Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
• Long-Term Care Resources on the Internet
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• From Other Consumers: Tips for Getting Good Care at a Nursing Home - Choosing a Nursing Home

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Getting Quality Care

• My Personal Directions for Quality Living (Blank Form) - a tool from Consumer Voice, with edits by SAGE, for individuals to share what matters to them for person-centered care
  • My Personal Directions for Quality Living (Sample) 
• Steps for Getting Quality Care in a Nursing Home
• Put a STOP to Poor Care

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Residents' Rights (English)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Greek
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Russian
• Spanish
• Tagalog

Also available in Braille.

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Issues

• Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation of Property
• Assessment and Care Planning
• Bed Safety Guide from the Food and Drug Administration
• Comfort Care: A Guide for Families of People with Dementia Living in Care Facilities - produced by the Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Illinois Chapter, provides information to families and staff about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, particularly care issues related to the late and final stages
• Culture Change in Nursing Homes
• Emergency Preparedness
• Financial Exploitation in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Individualized Assessment with Behavioral Symptoms
• Individualized Quality Care
• Malnutrition and Dehydration
• Physical Restraint Free Care
• Resident to Resident Mistreatment Brochure

  • Large Font Version

• Surveillance Cameras in Nursing Home Residents' Rooms
• Theft & Loss

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Voicing Concerns

• Advocacy Suggestions for Nursing Home Residents and Their Families
• Communication Tips
• From Other Consumers: Tips for Getting Good Care at a Nursing Home - Being Proactive
• From Other Consumers: Tips for Getting Good Care at a Nursing Home - Solving Problems
• How to Solve Problems in a Nursing Home

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Transitions

• Moving from a Nursing Home Back Into the Community
• Involuntary Discharge and Transfer
• Nursing Home Discharges: You’ve Been Told to Leave…Now What? - This fact sheet was developed for long-term care consumers to inform them about their rights regarding involuntary discharges. This fact sheet can also be used in training by and for Ombudsman program representatives, for members of resident and family councils, facility-in-service training, and community education.

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