Our Nursing Home Rights
Upon admission into a nursing home, residents are afforded a special set of rights guaranteed by the federal Nursing Home Reform Law.
Access & Visitation
COVID-19 ALERT! NURSING HOME VISITATION RESTRICTED! Exempted visitors will be granted access on a "case by case basis" after screened for ...
Freedom Of Choice
To choose a personal attending physician, participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care and treatment, be fully informed in advance about care and treatment...
Privacy & Confidentiality
Of personal and medical records, private written and telephone communications, to send and receive (unopened) mail, to participate in resident groups...
Personal Fund Management
A resident has the right to manage his or her financial affairs and the facility may not require residents to deposit their personal funds with the facility.
In The News
Our curated news feed of articles from national media outlets and Families for Better Care press releases.
Nursing Home
Report Cards
Nursing Home Report Card is a Families for Better Care project that analyzes, compares and ranks state’s nursing home quality. Our Report Card’s intent is to advocate for better care for our loved ones. Learn more about how your state ranks.
Learn More🚨WARNING!🚨 #COVID19 surging in Florida's nursing homes and assisted living facilities! https://twitter.com/WFLAJustin/status/1330346729804328960
ALERT! @HealthyFla abruptly halted reporting #COVID19 infection data for nursing home & assisted living facilities. This puzzling action follows a recent surge in resident infections, increasing 75% since 11/4. @GovRonDeSantis unlock the data for the safety of our loved ones. 
FLORIDA ALERT! #COVID19 cases SURGING in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Infections have nearly doubled in the past two weeks! Many large outbreaks. Send molecular rapid testing STAT before more people die! @GovRonDeSantis @Transition46 @realDonaldTrump
JUST NOW! In his comments from the Rose Garden, @realDonaldTrump stated no expense was spared to protect the #elderly. Billions of taxpayer dollars funneled into nursing home coffers and, yet, thousands died. What @CMSGov failed/fails to do is deploy molecular rapid testing.