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Nursing Home Verdicts

Kindred Abuse Lawsuits

Medicaid Planning

Nursing Home Abuse

How to File a Nursing Home Compalint

Nursing Home Patient Rights

Investigate Your Nursing Home

Massachusetts Lawyer

Massachusetts Attorney

Patients rights

Free Probate Guide

Nursing Home Links and Resources: Malpractice Blog
http://malpractice.blogspot.com

US Dept of Health and Human Servises: Compare Nursing Homes:
http://www.medicare.gov/

U.S. Governement List of "Worst Nursing Homes" 2007 - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/Downloads/SFFList.pdf

Patient Abuse Law Massachusetts Nursing Home Regulations:
105 CMR 155

Federal Nursing Home Regulations
42 CFR 483

Massachusetts CMR Index - Mass Regulations
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/cmrn-r.htm

Investigate Your Massachusetts Doctor
http://www.massmedboard.org/

To research your Nursing Home
http://www.memberofthefamily.net/

Massachusetts Medicaid Resources
http://www.massmedicaid.org/resources.html

File a complaint against Nursing Home - MA board of registration of nursing homes
http://www.state.ma.us/reg/consumer/fspagenh.htm#18

National citizens coalition for nursing home reform
http://www.nccnhr.org

Mass senior citizens guide:
http://www.state.ma.us/src.htm

Nursing Home residents rights:
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/qtool/qthome.htm

Massachusetts nursing home report card:
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/qtool2/

MANHR - Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform

Health Care Financing Agency -
http://www.hca.gov/

How to file a HIPPA Complaint - http://www.memberofthefamily.net/howtofileprivacy.pdf

Nursing Home Rankings - Home InspectorTM - http://www.carepathways.com/nhg-states.cfm

NCCNHR Toolkit -

Medicare's Nursing Home Comparisons .

Freedom of Information Act - This page explains how to make a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Administration on Aging -

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -  a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Institute on Aging - a U.S. Government site

Social Security Administration

Federal Consumer Information Center

Administration on Aging - an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services -

http://www.hhs.gov/agencies/.

Combined Health Information Database

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living - national consumer advocacy organization

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform - (NCCNHR)

American Association for Retired Persons (AARP)

Center for Medicare Advocacy -

The National Senior Citizens Law Center - NSCLC for low income elderly.

Families USA

Health Systems Research and Analysis - CHSRA

National Center on Elder Abuse

Massachusetts Law - Mass Laws and informative articles and forms

Massachusetts Court System- Massachusetts Courts

Massachusetts Law - Massachusetts Law

Massachusetts Probate Courts - Official State Site

Massachusetts Wills and Probate

Advocacy Organizations
National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform http://www.nursinghomeaction.org/
National Senior Citizens Law Center http://www.nsclc.org/
American Association of Retired Persons http://www.aarp.org/
The Pioneer Network http://www.pioneernetwork.net/
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform http://www.canhr.org/
Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged, New York http://www.fria.org/
TLC in LTC of Illinois (coalition of family members and friends of long-term care Residents) http://www.tlcinltc.org/
Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents http://www.tanhr.org/

State and Federal Government
Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/
Federal statutes http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/
Federal regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
Nursing Home Compare http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp
CMS Health and Human Services Quality of care Center

Federal Statute governing Nursing Home Quality of care:
Medicaid: 42 USC 1396r:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sec_42_00001396---r000-.html
Medicare: 42 USC 1395i-3:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sec_42_00001395---i003-.html
OBRA Regulations (483.1 to 483.75):
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/42cfr483_06.html

Other:
Tennesse Attorney David McGuffy;
http://www.tn-elderlaw.com/index.aspx
Unlocking Nursing Home Records

Mary McKenna, State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Massachusetts Exec Office of Elder Affairs
State LTC Ombudsman
1 Ashburton Place
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-1518
Work: (617)727-7750
Fax: (617)727-9368

Office on Aging
MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Work: (617)727-7750
Fax: (617)727-6944

Paul Dreyer
Director of Licensure and Certifications
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Division Health Care Quality
10 West Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Work: (617)753-8100
Fax: (617)753-8125

Medicaid Fraud Unit Control
Nicholas Messuri
Director, MFCU
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Massachusetts
Office of the Attorney General
200 Portland Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114-1700
Work: (617)727-2200
Fax: (617)727-2008

Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrator
Whitt Masters
Board of Registration For NHA
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
Work: (617)727-9925
Fax: (617)727-2197

Medicaid Agency
MA Division of Medical Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Work: (617)210-5690
Fax: (617)210-5697

Quality Improvement Organization
Mass PRO
235 Wyman Street
Waltham, MA 02451-1231
Work: (781)890-0011
Fax: (781)487-0083
website:http://www.masspro.org

Citizen Advocacy Group
Arlene Germain
MA Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
38 Banks Terrace
Swampscott, MA 01907
Work: (781)890-2244
Fax: (781)890-4956
website:http://www.manhr.org

Susan Walker
Cape United Elders of Comm. Action Committee
115 Enterprise Road
Hyannis, MA 02601
Work: (800)845-1999
Fax: (508)775-7488