Nursing Home Resources
For more information
on nursing home standards of care and evaluations, contact any of the
organizations listed below. Remember that knowledge is power and the
more we take an active interest in the nursing homes in our community,
the closer we are to preventing abuse and neglect.
Administration on
Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/directory/default.htm
State Offices on
Aging Directory
http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/pages/state.html
National Council
on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/index.cfm?bType=ie4
American Association
of Retired People (AARP)
1-800-424-3410
http://research.aarp.org/search.html
National Citizen’s
Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
(202) 332-2276
http://www.nccnhr.org
American Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging
(202) 783-2242
http://www.aahsa.org
Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services: Nursing Homes Overview
http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp
Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services: Nursing Home Checklist
http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Checklist.pdf
The U.S. Administration
on Aging’s Eldercare Locator
1-800-677-1116
http://www.eldercare.gov/
American Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging
http://www.aahsa.org/index.shtml
The National Center
for Assisted Living
http://www.longtermcareliving.com/
Senior Citizens
Bureau and National Coalition for Elder Care Reform
http://www.seniorcitizensbureau.com/
Association for
Protection of the Elderly
http://www.apeape.org/
You can learn what's
on the most current survey for any particular facility by accessing
the Nursing Home Compare database on the web site of the Health Care
Financing Administration (HCFA).
Committee on Government
Reform - Minority Office. U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/reform/min/inves_nursing/index.htm
"Nursing Home Complaint Violation Search” allows you to search
for surveys based on complaints filed by families, etc. This site naturally
compliments the annual survey site as it provides a more complete picture
of the activities and care provided in the facility.
United States Senate
Special Committee on Aging
http://aging.senate.gov/
This key Senate
Committee is responsible for investigating the state of elder care in
America. The site provides a “What's New” section; committee
members; jurisdiction; committee events; newsroom; legislative information;
publications; sites of interest; internship information; and a fraud
hotline.
ElderWeb.com
http://www.elderweb.com/
Governmental reports
on nursing homes/elderly care are updated regularly. The directories
include: regional, organization, advisor, body & soul, living arrangements,
finance and law, policy and research, archives, site map and searching.
This site is intended for professionals and family members seeking information
on elder care and long-term care, and includes links to information
on legal, financial, medical and housing issues, as well as policy,
research and statistics.
SeniorsSite.Com
http://www.seniors-site.com/
This web page has
over 30 information categories through its site map including topics
such as Alzheimer's disease, senior housing, elder abuse, pet information,
fraud problems, genealogy, social security, care giving, books for seniors,
etc. This web page explains other common problems in nursing homes;
provides national statistics of nursing home abuse, and lists warning
signs.
American Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging
http://www.aahsa.com/
Represents not-for-profit
organizations dedicated to providing high quality health care, housing
and services to the nation's elderly. Its membership consists of over
5,000 not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities,
senior housing facilities, assisted living and community services.
Health Administration
Responsibility Project
http://www.harp.org/
HARP is a resource
for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability
of HMOs, Managed Health Care Organizations, and Nursing Facilities for
the consequences of their decisions.
Swindle.Org
http://www.swindle.org/
This site contains
information on what constitutes elder abuse, how the law applies to
certain elder abuse circumstances, recent incidents of elder abuse,
and where to report elder abuse crimes should you be the witness or
victim of one.
Long Term Care Resources
Directory
http://www.ltc-resources.com/
provides information
regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Advance Directives, DNR, Resident Rights,
Hospice, etc.
For more information on nursing home abuse, call an experienced attorney
who knows the law and can give you knowledgeable advice.
