Advocacy Information
Advocacy is a role every person involved in long term care can and should undertake. It means speaking or acting on behalf of another. Become an advocate because the quality of life and care of nursing home and assisted living residents depends on people speaking up about issues they witness or hear about. Become an advocate because the rights of long term care residents must be protected.
Links to Culture Change Organizations
- www.nursinghomeaction.org
- www.thegreenhouseproject.com
- www.culturechangenow.com
- www.pioneernetwork.net
Recommended Reading
- Learning from Hannah: Secrets of a Life Worth Living, William H. Thomas, M.D.
- Life Worth Living: How Someone Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home, William H. Thomas, M.D.
- If I Live To Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians, Neenah Ellis
- The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved Ones and Still Have a Life of Your Own, Gary Barg
- A Fresh Map of Life: The Emergence of the Third Age, Peter Laslett
Colorado Advocacy Contact Information
Colorado State Ombudsman
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
455 Sherman Street Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
800-288-1376
Attorney General John Suthers
1525 Sherman St. 7th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-4500
Governor Bill Ritter
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
(303) 866-2471
Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien
130 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
(303) 866-2087
The Legal Center
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
1-800-288-1376
tlcmail@thelegalcenter.org
