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 4 (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 office ensures the safety of seniors and vulnerable adults at risk and helps to develop appropriate care plans for victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.
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
Yuma County Sheriff’s Office
The Yuma County Sheriff’s office provides protective services to the residents of the City of Yuma and conducts investigations into severe cases of nursing home abuse (i.e., sexual assault, severe lacerations, burns, etc.).
Yuma County
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)
NCCNHR is a nationwide advocacy group for nursing home reform. This site provides information on nursing home abuse and offers a variety of resource links.
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)
This site provides fact sheets, reporting numbers, news, NCEA publications, statistics and resources pertaining to nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect.
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 has information on the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation, and State Ombudsman programs, and it offers a variety of other resource links for seniors.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP is a nonprofit senior advocacy group that provides information and resources for seniors. It also offers 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. CMMC provides health insurance for more than 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, and it also regulates nursing home facilities and other health care providers.
Coalition to Protect America's Elders (CPAE)
The CPAE is a national coalition group that works closely with our nation’s most prominent senior organizations. The CPAE advocates for the rights of seniors and helps to ensure that elder abuse and neglect are not tolerated.
The Doves Program
The Doves program is an Arizona advocacy group that offers a variety of services, including emergency, transitional and interim housing, and counseling to victims of elder abuse and neglect.
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
This site provides information for Yuma County residents and other interested parties with regard 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 comparative information on Yuma County long-term care facilities, including quality measures, inspections, and staffing.
Senior Citizen Bureau (SCB)
The SCB is a national coalition for elder care reform. This site offers an informational database pertaining to long-term care facilities located in Yuma County and throughout the nation. Such information includes complaint histories and other background information.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia provides statistical data, facts, and other information regarding elder abuse.
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