Arizona State/County/City Links
Arizona Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman
The Arizona long-term care Ombudsman advocates for Arizona residents in long-term care facilities. The Ombudsman’s primary responsibility is to conduct investigations into abuse and neglect complaints.
The Area Agency on Aging, Region 3 (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)
APS exists to receive and investigate incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of incapacitated or vulnerable adults, and to offer appropriate services in accordance with individual need and acceptance, and state law.
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
Flagstaff Police Department
The Flagstaff police department provides protective services to Flagstaff seniors and other residents of Flagstaff. It conducts investigations into severe cases of nursing home abuse (i.e., sexual assault, severe lacerations, burns, etc.).
The City of Flagstaff
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 the Arizona long-term care ombudsman to ensure the safety of Arizona seniors. The NCCNHR site offers information on nursing home abuse and provides a variety of resource links regarding elder abuse and elder care.
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
This site offers information and resources for elder abuse victims and their families.
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
NCEA provides statistical data and other information regarding elder abuse and it acts as a national resource center for abused and/or neglected seniors.
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 definitions of different types of elder abuse and offers information on the signs and risk factors pertaining to elder abuse.
Senior Advocacy Groups
Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging
The Council develops and monitors programs and policies that affect Arizona seniors.
The Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging site provides an array of information for seniors, including information on the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation, and State Ombudsman programs. In addition, it provides a variety of helpful resource links for seniors.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP is a nonprofit senior advocacy group that offers information and resources for seniors and discounted products and services for its members.
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 Flagstaff nursing homes and other health care providers with regard to Medicare and Medicaid services and benefits.
Coalition to Protect America's Elders (CPAE)
This coalition is a nonprofit national advocacy organization that was founded in 1997. The CPAE works closely with our nation's most prominent senior organizations and other advocacy groups to create a better public awareness of the conditions that exist in our nation's nursing homes and proposes effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.
The Doves Program
The Doves program helps elder abuse victims obtain the protection they deserve and offers such services as crisis counseling, emergency, transitional and interim housing, and transportation.
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.)
On this site 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
The Helpguide site provides information for Flagstaff seniors and other interested parties pertaining to elder abuse and elder neglect and offers 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 Flagstaff seniors to go and listen to fraud alerts, nursing home complaint histories and background information, and more.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia offers information on elder abuse and elder care. In addition, the site offers elder abuse statistics.
Contact the Arizona Nursing Home Abuse Law Firm to schedule your free initial consultation and discuss your legal options regarding your nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect case.
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