Minnesota Senior Caregiver Resources

 

Assisted Living Facilities:

• The Eldercare Rights Alliance produces an 8 page handout titled Assisting Living in Minnesota.




• Minnesota’s Assisted Living Bill of Rights is a free brochure produced by the Eldercare Rights Alliance.





• The Minnesota Department of Health has a Consumer Information Guide to Assisted Living in Minnesota:





• Assisted Living Reviews by the Minnesota Department of Health
  

 

Caregiver and Elder Advocacy Organizations:

• For information on how to advocate for resident care and many common forms of elder abuse and neglect contact, ElderCare Rights Alliance located in Bloomington Minnesota.





• The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), is a national advocate for seniors regarding awareness of abuse and neglect issues. NCCNHR which helped with the writing of The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act or OBRA ‘87 which creates a set of national minimum set of standards of care and rights for people living in certified nursing facility. Their webpage has a variety of valuable information regarding the reduction and prevention of abuse and neglect.





• The Minnesota Senior Federation (MnSF) is a statewide alliance of mature Minnesotans committed to enhancing the quality of their lives enterprising, members help members to be their own best advocates regarding concerns which are — or should be — of particular importance to an increasingly wide age group, including access to prescription drugs, affordable housing, Medicare reform and changes to Social Security.





• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsors The National Center on Elder Abuse which has a website with information concerning elder abuse, elder abuse reporting numbers, and links to other related resources.





• The Minnesota Board on Aging is a state sponsored non-profit organization that provides resources and facilities senior services.

 

Common Types of Elder Neglect:

Pressure Ulcers

Pressure Ulcers also known as Decubitus Ulcers and Bed Sores are a common form of neglect and often are avoidable with proper care and attention. A resident at risk for pressure ulcers should have preventative measures taken to protect them including: the use of: pressure relieving mattresses, frequent turning of bed bound residents, proper nutrition and hydration and other care.

• The Minnesota Department of Health prepared a brochure titled A Physician’s Practitioner’s & Clinician’s Reference Guide for Pressure Ulcer Prevention & Treatment:





• The Minnesota Department of Health prepared a document titled Pressure Ulcers Questions and Answers:

 

Falls
 

• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons publishes a fall prevention brochure for seniors:





• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control offer various sheets and education materials on fall prevention strategies and statistics:
  
  

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control produces: Falls and Hip Fractures Among Older Adults.





• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control also produces: The Costs of Falls Among Older Adults.





• The Minnesota Department of Health and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS has a power point on preventing falls and other accidents:



 

Medication Errors:
 

• The Minnesota Department of Health has materials dedicated to unnecessary medications:





• The Food and Drug Administration Publication for Health Professionals:





• Medlineplus provides information on a thorough list ofhealth conditions that commonly affect older adults:





• Merck Manual of Geriatrics is a free online medical text providing comprehensive and thorough approach to the field of gerontology based on the most current research available. In addition to medications, this manual addresses many aspects of prevention, cure or control of disease.



 

Urinary Tract Infections and Incontinence:
 

• The Minnesota Department of Health has a multiple page article titled Urinary Incontinence and Indwelling Catheters: CMS Guidance for Long-Term-Care:



 

Elder Abuse
 

Elder Physical and Sexual Abuse:
 

• Way to avoid Physical and Sexual abuse of the elderly is outlined in a brochure from Eldercare Rights Alliance called: Elder Abuse is a Crime.





• National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) provides a free brochure and article on the called: Faces of Neglect.





• The Power and Control Wheel for Elders and People with Disabilities.





• The Types of Elder Abuse and Warning Signs is a brochure and checklist of warning signs to look for to avoid elder abuse produced by Eldercare Rights Alliance.



 

Elder Financial Exploitation and Abuse:
 

• Eldercare Rights Alliance materials on Financial Exploitation of the elderly and vulnerable: Theft In Nursing Homes Awareness and Prevention.





• Minnesota Eldercare Rights Alliance, Personal Property Inventory Form, to use upon admission:



 

Nursing Homes - Long Term Care
 

• Minnesota Nursing Home Residents’ Bill of Rights brochure from Eldercare Rights Alliance
  
  

• The Eldercare Rights Alliance has a brochure called Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home
   

• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, Nursing Home Compare.
   

• Minnesota Department of Health, Nursing Home Report Card.
   

• Family Councils are an important way that family and other community members can promote quality care of the resident of nursing homes, complaints made by the family council must be addressed by the facility under penalty with the state surveyors. The Minnesota Eldercare Alliance produced the following brochure on Family Councils.
   

• The ElderCare Rights Alliance information on the Elder Justice Program which provides training to members of family and resident councils.
   

• Resident Councils are a direct way for residents to get involved in issues related to the quality of care given to the residents.
  
  

Minnesota Health Care Directive
 

• Minnesota Health Care Directive information from the Minnesota Board of Aging.

 

Ombudsman For Long Term Care:
 

An ombudsman is an independent consumer advocate. Ombudsmen investigate complaints concerning the health, safety, welfare and rights of long-term care consumers, work to resolve individual concerns, and identify problems and advocate for changes to address them, at no charge to the consumer. Ombudsmen also offer information and consultation about nursing home, boarding care home, housing with services, assisted living, customized living, home care and hospital services, rights and regulations.


• The Eldercare Rights Alliance produced regarding the role of the Ombudsman:





• A brochure has also been produced and created by the Minnesota Board on Aging regarding titled: Ombudsman for Long Term Care.


 

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