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NCCNHR offers publications, fact sheets, advocacy tips, federal laws and regulations focused on abuse/neglect prevention. Includes government policy and legal updates.
http://www.nccnhr.org/
General information on elderly abuse by neglect.
http://www.nursinghomeabuse.com/
Florida organization dedicated to nursing home reform to prevent elder abuse and neglect. Includes a list of Residents Rights.
http://www.protectelders.org/
History of past citations, complaints and deficiencies related to elder abuse and neglect for all California nursing homes. Also providing legal updates and attorney referrals.
http://www.canhr.org/
This non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes offers comprehensive information for professionals and consumers.
http://www.kabc.org/
For each state, list of nursing homes on the Watch List indicating severity of warning based on history of actual harm and immediate jeopardy.
http://www.memberofthefamily.net/usmap.htm
United States GAO testimony of Leslie Aronovitz before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate (March 2002).
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02448t.pdf
These investigative reports discuss the high rate of abuse and neglect and review examples of corruption in the long term care industry.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2.../07/30/national/main304038.shtml
Describes pressure ulcers development with a focus on prevention. Includes photographs of decubitus ulcers.
http://www.la4seniors.com/bedsores.htm
Comprehensive series of articles on preventable deaths in U.S. nursing homes by St. Louis Post Dispatch investigative reporters Andrew Schneider and Phillip O'Connor.
http://www.stltoday.com/nursinghomes
Offers information on abuse in a nursing home setting and residents rights. Includes a series of news articles and streaming videos.
http://www.nursinghomeabuselawyer.com/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) survey focused on systems to prevent nursing home abuse and neglect.
http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/reports/default.asp
Nonprofit organization helping patients who are victims of neglect or abuse in nursing homes. Includes consumer information on selecting a facility and filing a complaint.
http://www.4fate.org/
The California Attorney General discusses Operation Guardians, a unique multidisciplinary facility inspection program. Gives elder abuse prosecution data from 1994 to 2003.
http://caag.state.ca.us/bmfea/elder.htm
Offers changes in monitoring nursing homes and public accountability such as unannounced inspections, a public website to report problems, and protection for whistle-blowers.
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/engl...ports/ltc_04/mohltc_report04.pdf
Advocacy organization for disability and elder rights in America. Includes a comprehensive study of sexual offenders in nursing homes.
http://www.aperfectcause.org/
Despite repeated warnings, a local nursing home continues to lock elderly residents in their rooms or strap them to wheelchairs.
http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200410160131.html
Arkansas Coroner referrals confirm weaknesses in state and federal oversight of quality of care. Includes recommendations from the United States Government Accountability Office.
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0578high.pdf
Reports of serious physical, sexual and verbal abuse are numerous among the nation's nursing homes, according to a congressional report released on July 30, 2001.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92689&page=1
A congressional committee's findings indicate that elderly abuse cases are often not reported to police or disregarded altogether.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91848&page=1
A legal infomercial dealing with nursing home neglect. Refers potential prospects generated by this infomercial to local lawyers who have joined their organization.
http://www.beyondthegoldenyears.com/