California Advocates For Nursing Home Reform

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.

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.