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:

1. 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:

http://www.ltcombudsman.org/static_pages/memex/Michigan.cfm

2. To file a complaint against a long term care facility with Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. for a person with developmental disabilities or mental illness.:

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:

1. For general information on filing complaints:

http://www.cbcmi.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=102

2. 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

3. To file with the state nursing home licensing agency online:

http://www.cis.state.mi.us/fhs/complaints/onlineform.htm

4. For a copy of the nursing home complaint form:

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/bhs_NH_Complaint_Form_12-03_80318_7.pdf

5. 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

6. To file a complaint against a nursing home with the Department of the Attorney General:

http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-17331-46928--,00.htm

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: