Resources

Elder Care IQ, according to their website: Elder Care IQ takes the mystery out of screening senior and disability care providers for quality and safety issues. Our easy-to-use interactive map is populated with an icon for each licensed nursing home, assisted living, home care, boarding care, hospice and hospital provider across Minnesota.

Justice in Aging, a site which is dedicated to the fight against elder poverty.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Elder Care IQ takes the mystery out of screening senior and disability care providers for quality and safety issues. Our easy-to-use interactive map is populated with an icon for each licensed nursing home, assisted living, home care, boarding care, hospice and hospital provider across Minnesota.ervices sponsors The National Center on Elder Abuse, NCEA which has a website with information concerning elder abuse, elder abuse reporting numbers, and links to other related resources.

The Minnesota Board on Aging is a state sponsored non-profit organization that provides resources and facilities senior services.

Senior Linkage Line is the Board on Aging’s free statewide information and assistance service. The Senior LinkAge Line service is provided by six Area Agencies on Aging that cover all 87 counties of Minnesota and helps you to connect to local services. The Senior LinkAge Line’s toll-free number is 1-800-333-2433.

Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act, a brochure by Minnesota Board on Aging. Resources for Resident’s and Family of Nursing Homes – Long Term Care Facilities

The Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care was formed as NCCNHR (National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform) in 1975 because of public concern about substandard care in nursing homes. NCCNHR helped with the writing of The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act or OBRA ’87 which creates a set of national minimum set of standards of care and rights for people living in certified nursing facility. Their webpage has a variety of valuable information regarding the reduction and prevention of elder abuse and neglect.

Minnesota Nursing Home Bills of Rights, provided by Minnesota Department of Health, you have the right to be free from abuse. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, Nursing Home Compare provides the user with assistance in finding a nursing home based upon particular criteria such as the types of care and rehabilitation provided, location and past history of the facility.

Minnesota Board of Nursing, nursing licensure verification. Including certifications and past complaints and corrective actions taken by the nursing board.

Minnesota Department of Health, Nursing Home Report Card provides a way to compare nursing homes in Minnesota based upon the quality of care provided in the facility as determined by the facility’s survey and complaint history.

Minnesota Department of Health Ombudsman – 1-800-657-3591. A Minnesota Long-Term Care Ombudsman can provide information about a resident’s rights and will also assist in resolving issues concerning placement, care issues and more. An ombudsman is an independent consumer advocate. Ombudsmen investigate complaints concerning the health, safety, welfare and rights of long-term care consumers, work to resolve individual concerns, and identify problems and advocate for changes to address them, at no charge to the consumer. Ombudsmen also offer information and consultation about nursing home, boarding care home, housing with services, assisted living, customized living, home care and hospital services, rights and regulations.