Health & Benefits

Explains what you can expect if you are moving to a long-term care facility.

Know your rights as a nursing home resident, including your financial rights, health care rights, and right to be free from abuse.

Describes financial rules for couples when one person receives Medicaid and is in a nursing home.

Information about privacy and protection under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.

Explains how to place a family member into a nursing home legally.

Explains the Home Services Program which allows Illinois residents with disabilities to receive the care they need in their homes rather than in an institutional setting.

Learn about your rights as both a patient and a visitor in a hospital. 

Explains the Community Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure Act for adults with mental or developmental disabilities.

Review alternatives to nursing homes like assisted living and shared housing. Read about who is eligible, services provided, and residents' rights.

Explains ways of paying for nursing home care, including through Medicaid.

Explains the steps you can take to challenge a nursing home's decision to transfer or discharge you from their facility.

Describes government Community Care Program to help seniors avoid a nursing home and eligibility for the program.

If your family member gives in-home care to another family member who is 60 or over, the caregiver cannot stop you from visiting without a good reason.

Explains under what circumstances you can be moved from your nursing home and how you will be told you are being moved.

Explains the basics about Declaration for Mental Health Treatment forms, including how to complete a declaration.

Explains actions you can take if a nursing home violates your rights, including filing a grievance, complaints, or lawsuit.