For help resolving problems in long term care facilities:
http://www.nccnhr.org/public/50_156_454.cfm
Seeking help From advocacy agencies for long term care residents:
To seek help with a problem in a nursing home or a home for the aged or adult foster care facility from local ombudsman agencies that advocate for residents:
Click Here for the directory of local ombudsman (resident advocate) offices across Michigan
http://www.mpas.org/WhoWeAre.asp?WhoWeAre.x=55&WhoWeAre.y=22&WhoWeAre=Who+We+Are
Filing complaints with the state against long term care facilities:
For a copy of "A Citizen’s Guide to Filing a Complaint Against a Nursing Home" with the state licensing agency:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis_bhs_fhs_bhs_ops_700_35709_7.pdf
To file with the state nursing home licensing agency online:
http://www6.dleg.state.mi.us/parsers/complaints/onlineform.asp
For a copy of the nursing home complaint form:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/bhs_NH_Complaint_Form_12-04_80418_7.pdf
To file a complaint against a Home for the Aged or an Adult Foster Care Facility:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/comp__frm_50821_7.pdf
To file a complaint against a nursing home with the Department of the Attorney General:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis_bhs_fhs_bhs_ops_700_35709_7.pdf
What to do if you are determined not to be medically eligible for a Medicaid funded nursing home, the MIChoice program, or the PACE program:
Since November 1, 2004, the state has required all applicants for Medicaid funded nursing home care, the PACE program, or the MiChoice program of home and community based care to be screened to ensure they are medically eligible for these programs. Some applicants will be informed they are not medically eligible. There are several appeal processes that applicants in this situation can pursue. To see information prepared by the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman program about how to appeal this decision> click here: