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Strengthening Resident Councils

A Resident Council can transform the lives of people who live in a nursing home. This Guide can help residents and those who support them create a successful Council.

This guide is designed to:

This Guide has been developed with national partners to guide residents—and those who support them—to build a nursing home community in which residents are respected and valued, a place where residents have a sense of purpose, and their well-being is of primary concern. Residents from around the country provided feedback to help create this Guide. The stories, tips, and quotes throughout the document are from residents who wanted to share their experiences.

This Guide is a first draft and was piloted with four New Jersey nursing homes in early 2024. The Moving Forward Coalition is continuing to learn how to further enhance the Guide with input from nursing home residents. If you would like to share feedback about this guide, please click the button below.

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Please refer to the Guide for more information on how to use these tools.

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