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Citizen Advocacy GroupsCitizen advocacy groups (CAGs) are groups of concerned citizens who work to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents in their locality, state or region. These groups can be very well established organizations with budgets, staff people and offices or can be as small as a group of concerned citizens who meet around the kitchen table to share information and strategize about how they can work to improve the quality of care in their community.
Opportunities for Citizen Advocacy GroupsEach year, NCCNHR is pleased to make various educational, training, sharing and networking opportunities available to CAGs across the country.
Citizen Advocacy Group ToolkitOrganizing to Improve Long-Term Care in Your State & Community: A NCCNHR Toolkit for Citizen Advocates was designed to support the daily work of long-term care citizen advocacy groups nationwide.The Toolkit aims to provide CAGs with organizational development resources that were chosen for their user friendliness and applicability to advocacy work.The Toolkit is intended to be a web-based, “living” resource subject to modifications and additions as the long-term care climate changes, opportunities arise and funding allows. Click here to view the toolkit. Finding Citizen Advocacy GroupsClick here to view contact information for the citizen advocacy groups in several states. We hope that the information provided will enable people around the country who are interested in nursing home reform to connect with each other and organize to bring about change for nursing home residents. If you know of other advocacy groups we should add to our list, please let us know! Learn and Take Action!Visit NCCNHR's Government Policy Section!
Fact SheetsFind consumer-friendly information on issues affecting residents such as residents' rights, malnutrition, the use of restraints and changing the culture of long-term care facilities. Long-Term Care Omudsman ProgramsFind contact information for the long-term care ombudsman program in your state. In addition to acting as an advocate for residents, ombudsmen can educate residents, families and friends about resident rights, state surveys, and federal and state laws that are applicable to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. NCCNHR's Family Council CenterView information on NCCNHR Projects related to family councils, family council rights that are protected by federal law, regulations applying to long-term care facilities, effective council advocacy, and tools for forming an effective council. Family members in a facility can join together to form a united consumer voice which can communicate concerns to facility administrators and work for resolutions and improvements by forming a family council. Family councils can play a crucial role in voicing concerns, requesting improvements, supporting new family members and residents, and supporting facility efforts to make care and life in the facility the best it can be. Additional ResourcesClick on the links below to view further information and resources from the Alliance for Justice website. |