, ▁that ▁health ▁care ▁is ▁provided , ▁and ▁that ▁rights ▁to ▁decent ▁and ▁safe ▁housing ▁are ▁preserved . ▁Additionally , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁Leg al ▁Services ▁published ▁Southern ▁California ' s ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁guide ▁for ▁relative ▁care g ivers , ▁Car ing ▁for ▁a ▁Rel ative ' s ▁Child . ▁The ▁guide ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁resource ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁used ▁by ▁social ▁workers ▁throughout ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County . ▁ ▁N urs ing ▁Home ▁Adv oc acy ▁Project ▁The ▁N urs ing ▁Home ▁Adv oc acy ▁Project ▁( N H AP ) ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁signature ▁program ▁that ▁has ▁sh aped ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ' s ▁nation ally ▁regarded ▁elder law ▁practice . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁critical ▁need ▁for ▁effective ▁legal ▁assistance ▁for ▁fra il , ▁elder ly ▁residents ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁homes . ▁Today , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁ag gress ively ▁works ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁institution al ized ▁elder ly ▁and ▁provides ▁legal ▁protection ▁against ▁ab use ▁and ▁neglect ▁through ▁advice , ▁education , ▁advoc acy , ▁and ▁lit ig ation . ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁mil est ones ▁in ▁N H AP ' s ▁history ▁are : ▁ ▁Com pre h ensive ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁reform ▁adm issions ▁and ▁dis charge ▁practices ▁and ▁financial ▁responsibility ▁and ▁b illing ▁practices ▁by ▁n urs ing ▁homes . ▁ ▁A ▁land mark ▁study ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁n urs