Mobilization for Justice provides information, advice and advocacy for nursing home residents and their families.
Mobilization for Justice provides information, advice, advocacy and legal representation for nursing home residents in three areas: involuntary discharges, particularly to shelters; reasonable accommodation requests; and day pass disputes. For other nursing home issues, such as quality of care and decision-making rights, MFJ provides advice and referrals.
Mobilization for Justice continues the work of Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized and Aged (FRIA) which, after 35 years of providing information and advice to nursing home residents and their families, suspended its operations in 2011. To fill this void MFJ developed a unit to serve nursing home residents and updated Nursing Homes and Alternatives, which was originally published by FRIA. Called “the bible of long-term care for the elderly and their caregivers,” this book has been used by many families to ensure that their relatives receive the care they deserve.
Mobilization for Justice also provides training and educational sessions to nursing home residents and family councils. To obtain a short presentation on our services and nursing home resident rights at your next resident or family council meeting, please call 855-444-6477.
We track trends in the complaints we receive to support policy advocacy and, where necessary, we bring impact litigation. For example, in October 2024, a federal judge approved the settlement of our longstanding class action on behalf of residents who were stuck in nursing homes because of various problems with the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver Program. The settlement requires many improvements to the program, from making sure that applicants are properly notified of decisions and giving them the opportunity to appeal denials, to funding housing specialists to help applicants find apartments in the community.
CALL OUR INTAKE LINE FOR HELP: 855-444-6477 (Toll Free), TUESDAY, 10 am – 5 pm