Guides you can read in one sitting and bring to the meeting.
Each guide explains one situation in plain language and comes with a printable you can fill in or hand to someone. None are published yet. Here’s what we’re writing, in the order they will come out.
Guides being written
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Preparing for a care plan meeting
What a care plan meeting is for, who is usually in the room, and how to bring your questions and leave with clear next steps.
Comes with a printable checklist -
Touring a senior living community
Questions that show how a place runs day to day: staffing, how fast call lights get answered, meals, activities and how concerns are handled.
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Speaking up about a concern
Who to talk to first, where to go if that doesn’t work, and how to write down what happened so it’s clear to everyone.
Comes with a printable -
Reaching your long-term care ombudsman
What the ombudsman program is, what it can help with, and how to find the office that covers your area. The service is free and confidential.
Comes with a printableNeed help now? The federal program page explains what ombudsmen do and how to reach yours: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (acl.gov).
How guides are made. Each guide will name the official sources it draws on and show when it was last reviewed.
Hear when a guide or app is ready.
We’ll email you when something new is published, and that’s it. No sales, no daily mail, and you can leave anytime.
- Guides and printables as they come out
- New free apps, starting with Vision Launcher
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