Nursing Homes & Elder Abuse: How to Protect Your Loved Ones
A list of resources to help make sure your family members are in safe hands.
Jan. 5, 2010— -- Medicare has issued tougher guidelines on nursing home care. Below is a list of resources to help protect against elderly abuse.
Elder Justice Coalitionhttp://www.elderjusticecoalition.gov
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abusehttp://www.preventelderabuse.org
National Adult Protective Services Associationhttp://www.apsnetwork.org/
National Center on Elder Abusehttp://www.ncea.aoa.gov
National Association of State Units on Agingwww.nasua.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneyswww.naela.org
National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programshttp://www.nasop.org/
Nursing Home Comparison Tool from Medicarehttp://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare
Center for Medicare Advocacywww.medicareadvocacy.org
Directory of State Resources from the National Center on Elder Abusehttp://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources.aspx