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Nursing Home Abuse - Resources
This section contains links to national resources and those in your state. To suggest an item for this section, please contact us.
California
California Commission on Aging
California Department of Aging
National
Administration on Aging.
Contains information on the Older American's Act, State Ombudsman Programs, and an expansive directory of Web sites on aging.
National Center on Elder Abuse
A national resource for elder rights, law enforcement and legal professionals, public policy leaders, researchers, and the public. The Center's mission is to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. It provides information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for members.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMC)
The federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. CMMC provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, and regulates nursing homes and other health care providers.
Coalition to Protect America's Elders
The Coalition is a nonprofit national advocacy organization founded in 1997. The Coalition works closely with our nation's most prominent elder organizations and other advocacy groups to create public awareness of the conditions that exist in our nation's nursing homes and propose effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.
Community Alternatives to Nursing Homes
This organization fights so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
Federal Citizen Information Center
Provides Medicare and Medicaid Publications, several of which address nursing home living.
Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF)
This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guide contains information to help people find and compare nursing homes.
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform.
National advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. Works closely with State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, and operates National Ombudsman Resource Center.
Nursing Home Quality Initiative Comparison
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid releases quality measure information on all Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes.
ElderWeb
Research site for both professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long term care, and includes links to information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics.
MyZiva.Net
A free, objective and easy-to-use nursing home resource for prospective residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE)
Collection of elder abuse resources and materials. Located at the University of Delaware.
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