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Empowering Patients 
To Be
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Health Care Advocates

 

Voice4Patients.Com
PO Box 273
Warren, ME.  04864
www.voice4patients.com 
voice4patients@aol.com

National Support Services 
PULSEAmerica.Org
(719) 564-0280
 

 

AARP
601 E St. N.W.
Washington, DC. 20049
www.aarp.org
Free Brochures:
Choosing Good Care: A Family Guide to Finding a Nursing Home (D17064)
Solving Nursing Home Problems: A Guide for Families (D17065)
Partners in Caring: A Family Guide to Working with Nursing Assistants for Better Nursing Home Care (D17310)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.hcfa.gov/quality
Internet access to Medicare's Nursing Home Compare Database, with information
on every Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, organized by state, county and city.
www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp

NH advocates
Independent Citizen Advocacy Groups Working Together to Improve the Quality of Life for Our Nation's Nursing Home Residents - not affiliated in any way with the nursing home industry or with the State or Federal Government. Groups listed here are not-for-profit organizations funded through private donations and membership fees, and do not accept money from the nursing home industry or the Government.
www.nhadvocates.orgh

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