In 2008, more than one million Californians, including adults, children with disabilities, and the elderly, used some type of long term care service. The need for long term care services is expected to skyrocket as the population ages and the number of working-age people with disabilities grows.
With that in mind, CHCF created a website that provides objective information on thousands of the state's long term care providers to help inform the important choices of consumers and their families around long term care.
Watch this short video to learn how CalQualityCare.org can help consumers.
The free online service, CalQualityCare.org, provides basic information on all types of providers, such as residential care ("assisted living") and adult day care options. It also rates the care provided by nursing facilities, hospice programs, home health agencies, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, where data are available to evaluate performance. The site features an easy-to-use tool that helps consumers choose among long term care options by posing ten simple questions.
Sponsored by CHCF in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, CalQualityCare.org is completely independent, with no commercial relationships that might bias the ratings. The data are collected exclusively from federal and state agencies.
"We believe that if consumers have this kind of information when they're making decisions about long term care, they will make better choices and providers will be motivated to provide better quality care to their patients," said Maribeth Shannon, director of the CHCF Market and Policy Monitor Program. "That's our ultimate goal — to improve care."
Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
CHCF collaborated with the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services to provide additional information about Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly. For RCFE operators who choose to participate, CalQualityCare.org now displays facility information such as photos, services, amenities, and fees. We encourage facility operators to complete the RCFE questionnaire at www.myccl.ca.gov.