Arizona State/County/City Links
Arizona Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman
The Arizona Ombudsman office offers services that pertain to such issues as quality of care, residents’ rights, and finances. The primary responsibility of the Arizona Ombudsman is to conduct investigations into complaints of abuse and neglect.
The Area Agency on Aging, Region I (AAA)
The AAA is a public/nonprofit private agency designated by the State of Arizona to ensure that the Federal Older Americans Act is followed. The AAA serves as an advocate for older adults and provides information, assistance, and other services.
Adult Protective Services (APS)
The APS provides direct intervention and other services to dependent and elderly adults residing in Avondale who are at risk or victims or abuse, neglect, exploitation or fiduciary abuse.
Arizona State Board of Examiners - Nursing Home Administrators and ALF Managers
The Board investigates all complaints filed against nursing home administrators and ALF managers and enforces the practice standards of the Administrators and Managers.
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Avondale Police Department
The Avondale police department offers protective services to Avondale residents and conducts investigations into severe cases of nursing home abuse (i.e., sexual assault, severe lacerations, burns, etc.).
City of Avondale
National Resources – Elder Abuse and Neglect
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
This site provides comprehensive information for seniors including news, benefits and government programs. In addition, comparative information on nursing homes can be found here.
Family Caregiver Alliance
This site provides information with regard to care-giving issues, elder health matters, fact sheets, and more.
Federal Citizen Information Center - U.S. General Services Administration
This site provides Medicare and Medicaid publications, several of which address nursing home living.
National Institute on Aging
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
The NCCNHR runs the National Ombudsman Resource Center and works closely with Arizona long-term care ombudsman offices to ensure the safety of seniors. This site provides data pertaining to nursing home abuse and offers helpful resource links.
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
This site offers Avondale seniors a variety of information on nursing home abuse, including statistical reports.
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
This site offers information and resources for elder abuse victims and their families.
National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
This site is an online resource developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It offers information pertaining to services and financing options for long-term care.
National Committee on the Prevention of Elder Abuse
This site provides information on elder abuse and offers various resources pertaining to the prevention of elder abuse.
Senior Advocacy Groups
The Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging site offers information on the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation, State Ombudsman programs, and more.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP is a senior advocate group that provides information, resources, and services for seniors.
Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging
The Council develops and monitors programs and policies that affect Arizona seniors.
The Arizona State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
SHIP is a free health-benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their families or caregivers.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMC)
The CMMC is a federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. The CMMC regulates Avondale long-term care facilities with regard to Medicare and Medicaid services and benefits.
Coalition to Protect America's Elders (CPAE)
The CPAE works closely with our nation’s most prominent senior organizations to create public awareness of nursing home abuse. In addition, the CPAE fights to ensure that seniors throughout the nation are protected.
The Doves Program
The Doves program provides such services as crisis counseling, emergency, transitional and interim housing, transportation, and more to elder abuse victims.
Medline Plus
This site offers an array of information on elder abuse and elder neglect.
IQ Nursing Homes
The IQ Nursing Homes site is a portal for Arizona seniors to access reporting information on long-term care facilities throughout Arizona. Information on elder abuse and neglect can be found here.
Informational Links & Resources
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
The Arizona Attorney General’s Senior Citizen Protection Manual (Html Format)
The National Center for Assisted Living
Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions (American Psychological Assoc.)
Here you will find facts regarding elder abuse and information on the signs of elder abuse and what steps need to be taken when elder abuse is suspected.
The Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living (CCAL)
This site provides helpful information with regard to assisted living and assisted living facilities.
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE)
CANE is the nation's largest computerized collection of elder abuse resources and materials.
Helpguide
This site offers information pertaining to elder abuse and elder neglect and provides an overview of the signs, symptoms and causes of elder abuse.
Medicare Compare
This site provides detailed information regarding the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified long-term care facility throughout the nation, including quality measures, inspections, and staffing.
Senior Citizen Bureau (SCB)
SCB is a non-profit, national organization that offers an informational database for Avondale seniors to go and listen to fraud alerts, nursing home complaint histories and background information, and more.
Wikipedia
The Wikipedia site provides a variety of information on elder abuse, and offers facts and statistical data.
Nursing home residents who are physically, emotionally, or financially injured or die because of abusive or neglectful caregivers are entitled to justice. Contact the Arizona Nursing Home Abuse Law Firm today!
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