The Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide
provides information about
nursing homes and assisted living facilities to help consumers, family members and
professionals search for the appropriate facility to meet an
individual’s
needs. If you have determined that you need to move to a nursing or
assisted living facility, you can start to
compare facilities by using the Ohio
Long-Term Care Consumer Guide.
Please click below to begin.
Coming Soon! The 2008 Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey results will be available in December.
For personalized assistance with long-term care options, please contact the
long-term care ombudsman program at 1-800-282-1206.
Advancing Excellence in Ohio's Nursing Homes
Consumers, providers, concerned
citizens and advocates are encouraged to sign on to the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Home
campaign to show their support
for excellence in nursing homes. Visit http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org to sign on to the campaign and learn more about excellence in nursing care.
Residents and Families: EXPECT EXCELLENCE!
Everyone
living in long-term care should receive quality care and respect.
If you have questions or concerns about the care you or a loved
one is receiving, please click here
to get help from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman or call 1-800-282-1206.
To find nursing homes that have signed up for the campaign, enter
Advancing Excellence in the keyword search when you search for a nursing home.
Providers: BE EXCELLENT!
Ohio's goals for the
Advancing Excellence campaign are to (1) Increase Staff Retention and
(2) Improve Consistent Assignment for Staff. Both help residents
receive continuity of care from staff familiar with their needs. Click here to learn how you can help achieve those goals.
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We are pleased to offer a free copy of Nursing Homes: Getting Good Care There, a publication by the National
Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, to Ohio residents.
This informative book contains valuable
information about your legal
rights as a nursing home resident, how to communicate with staff and
what to do
when you need to advocate for your loved one’s rights. Please
contact us for a copy of this highly
acclaimed consumer manual at consumerguide@age.state.oh.us
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The Ohio
Long-Term Care Consumer Guide, supported by the
State of Ohio and fees paid by nursing home and assisted living
facilities, contains several resources
for your comparison:
Inspection
Reports, from the Ohio
Department of Health, provide information on nursing home
compliance with state and federal law. After
searching for a facility, click on the date of the last
inspection to view these reports. Updated weekly.
Facility
Details, such as the special
services provided, the religious or fraternal affiliations,
accreditation, costs, and staffing ratios, are provided by the
facilities. After
searching for a
nursing home, use the tabs along the
top of the table to compare different facilities or click on an
individual
facility’s name for more information about it.
Family
Satisfaction Survey Scores, updated December 2006, reflect the opinions of family members of nursing home
residents at a point in time and provide clues for you when evaluating
a home
for yourself or your family or friend. After Search
for a Nursing
Home, click on the Family Satisfaction Morelink
to view question by question scores and to view complete facility
reports
in an easy-print format. The Ohio Department of Aging will
conduct a new Family Satisfaction Survey in the summer of 2008.
Results are expected in December 2008.
Resident
Satisfaction Survey Scoresreflect
the perceptions of nursing home and residential care (assisted
living) facility residents gathered through face-to-face surveys in the
summer and fall of 2007. Search for a nursing home or
residential care facility to view complete facility reports in an
easy-print format.
Are you a Provider? Please contact
our office for instructions
on how to register and update information about your facility on the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide. We
will send the requested information within one business day. consumerguide@age.state.oh.us
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