Programs

  • Advocacy Support and Community Outreach

    Advocacy Support - During this reporting period, CANHR staff responded to thousands of inquiries and requests for services from legal services, social workers, long term care professionals, attorneys and consumers via CANHRs statewide hotline and the CANHR website feedback form, providing counseling, information and assistance with Medi-Cal, home and community based services, and resident rights issues. In 2023 CANHR staff participated in 63 presentations and outreach events for community groups, Long Term Care Ombudsman, family councils, social workers, health care providers, advocates and policy makers throughout California. Serving over 2,366 people, topics included Medi-Cal eligibility, home and community-based services, eviction protection, incapacity issues, estate recovery, nursing home and residential care rights, elder financial abuse, and visitation rights, among others. CANHR hosted 3 virtual Town Halls for consumers and caregivers on Medi-Cal eligibility and home and community based services, and on residents rights related to Nursing Home eviction, with over 194 attendees from across California.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $966.4K

  • Homeless Prevention and Legal Counseling

    CANHRs Homeless Prevention programs, funded by the State Bar of California, provided counseling and representation on long term care transfer and eviction rights and denial of benefits which provide housing to consumers throughout California and resulted in several successful outcomes, with many individuals avoiding homelessness. These programs also developed new training programs for staff of qualified legal services programs, and new consumer education materials including the CANHR Home and Community Based Services Quick Guide.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $681.4K

  • Lawyer Referral Services for Long Term Care

    Lawyer Referral Services CANHR's Lawyer Referral Service is the only statewide, State Bar certified LRS in California that specializes in long term care issues. CANHR's Lawyer Referral Service offers free, low fee and regular fee referrals to current and potential residents of long- term care facilities and their family members and provides access to legal representation in such areas as elder financial abuse, estate planning, protective services and residents' rights. The LRS currently has 92 participating attorneys on six specialized panels, all of whom agree to accept at least two pro bono and two reduced fee cases per year. CANHR receives 15% of attorneys fees to support its advocacy work. In 2023 the LRS referred 331 clients to panel attorneys in California, and assisted hundreds of other consumers with various legal and consumer problems.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $112.5K