Long-Term and Residential Care: Organizations that Help

Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL)
CEAL’s aim is to promote high-quality assisted living and serve as a national clearinghouse, bringing together research, practices, and policy that foster quality and affordability in assisted living.

Eldercare Locator
Eldercare Locator is a public service of the Administration on Aging that connects people to services for older adults and their families.

Justice in Aging
Justice in Aging publishes issue briefs, reports and advocate guides that help advocates assist low-income older adults and persons with disabilities deal with often complex challenges related to federal and state benefits programs.

National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
NCAL is the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association, which represents long-term care providers.

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Offers a database where you can find a long-term care ombudsman program in your state. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program advocates for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and similar adult care homes. They provide information about how to find a facility and how to get quality care, and are trained to resolve problems.

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