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Advocate Fact Sheets

This section contains fact sheets for advocates. Click on one of the topics below to view the available fact sheets.

• Selecting a Nursing Home
• Getting Quality Care
• Residents' Rights
• Family Involvement

Selecting a Nursing Home

• Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
• Long-Term Care Resources on the Internet
• Emergency Preparedness
• Long-Term Care Insurance

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Getting Quality Care

• Abuse and Neglect
• Assessment and Care Planning
• Basics of Individualized Quality Care
• Culture Change in Nursing Homes
• Encouraging 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
• A Guide to Bed Safety from the Food and Drug Administration
• Individualized Assessment with Behavioral Symptoms
• My Personal Directions for Quality Living (Blank Form) - a Consumer Voice tool for person-direct care
• My Personal Directions for Quality Living (Sample) - a Consumer Voice tool for person-direct care
• Malnutrition and Dehydration
• Physical Restraint Free Care

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Residents' Rights

• Residents' Rights
• Involuntary Discharge and Transfer

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Family Involvement

• Family Involvement in Nursing Home Care
• The Flu

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View additional fact sheets pertaining to:

• Family Members
• Residents
• Family Councils 

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