Federal Resources

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
https://www.cdc.gov

Medicare Care Compare (Compare Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Home Health, Hospice, etc.)
https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
https://www.cms.gov

Administration for Community Living – Long-Term Care Ombudsman
https://acl.gov/programs/long-term-care-ombudsman-program

Ohio Resources

Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
https://odh.ohio.gov

File a Complaint Against a Nursing Home, Hospital, Assisted Living Facility, Home Health Agency, Hospice, etc.
https://complainttracking.odh.ohio.gov/publiccomplaint/publiccomplaintform 

Ohio Department of Aging
https://aging.ohio.gov

Ohio Long-Term Care Ombudsman
https://aging.ohio.gov/care-and-living/get-help/long-term-care-ombudsman

Ohio Board of Nursing
https://nursing.ohio.gov

File a Complaint Against a Nurse (Ohio Board of Nursing)
https://elicense.ohio.gov/OH_FileComplaint 

Ohio Department of Medicaid
https://medicaid.ohio.gov

Adult Protective Services (Ohio)
https://jfs.ohio.gov/family-assistance/adult-protective-services

Professional Boards

Ohio Medical Board
https://med.ohio.gov

File a Complaint Against a Physician
https://med.ohio.gov/Public/File-a-Complaint

Ohio Board of Pharmacy
https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov

File a Complaint Against a Pharmacy or Pharmacist
https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/forms/complaint 

Consumer Protection

Ohio Attorney General
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

Consumer Complaint
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers/File-A-Complaint

Patient Rights

Ohio Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3721.13

Ohio Hospital Patients’ Bill of Rights
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3727.07

Other Helpful Resources

Alzheimer’s Association
https://www.alz.org

American Cancer Society
https://www.cancer.org

American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org

National Institute on Aging
https://www.nia.nih.gov

AARP Caregiving
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving