The most effective way to get in touch with someone by mail is to contact the director for your local IRS district or your local taxpayer assistance center. You should allow 30 days for a response, although in recent years many responses have taken 45 days or longer.
Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, and long-term chronic care hospitals.
1 By 2050, the number of individuals using paid long-term care services in any setting (e.g., at home, residential care such as assisted living, or skilled nursing facilities) will likely double from the 13 million using services in 2000, to 27 million people.