Links

• Federal Nursing Home Reform Act from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
  (from the National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center) - This site explains the important federal standards that apply to nursing homes in every state. It also includes information about current issues such as the federal privacy rules for patients’ records, staffing shortages in nursing homes, elder abuse, and pain management.

• Nursing Home Watch List
  (from MemberoftheFamily.net) - Besides listing every nursing home in the United States, this site ranks nursing homes on the basis of quality of care issues based on data obtained from government reports.

• Nursing Homes
  (from Medicare.gov) - Information relating to Medicaid and Medicare certified nursing homes throughout the United States. Includes information on payment and patient rights, and a nursing home checklist to help you evaluate the nursing homes that you visit.

• Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly
  This link provides important information about New Jersey's Office of the Ombudsman, which investigates complaints from elder nursing facility residents and their family members

• Selecting a Long Term Care Setting: A Guide for New Jersey Consumers
  (from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services)