The nursing home abuse and neglect resource center for the elderly and their families

A full-service law firm with over 50 attorneys with offices in South Carolina, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Motley Rice combines over sixty years of experience with a litigation practice that extends across North America. Site contains more information on nursing home abuse, healthcare fraud as well as other topics such as mesothelioma, lead poisoning and pharmaceutical drugs.

The National Private Duty Association (NPDA) is the nation's first association for providers of private duty home care, which includes non-medical home care services.

The Nursing Home Quality Initiative started as a six state public reporting pilot beginning in April 2002. CMS now publishes quality information on nursing homes in every state. The program helps make people aware of how performance differs across nursing homes. The quality information is used by Medicare beneficiaries to make placement decisions as well as by homes to improve the quality of care.

Lists the most recent federal survey results, populations of the nursing home, and facts about the nursing home's ownership.

This site provides legislative activity affecting elder care issues in the state of Missouri, and also provides information on complaints filed against state nursing homes. The organization sponsoring this site is a non-for-profit group interested in reducing the occurrence of neglect and abuse in Missouri nursing homes.

Contains a link "Nursing Home Complaint Violation Search" at the far top right of the page which 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.

Elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes or assisted living facilities.

The Administration on Aging (AOA) strives to offer services and opportunities for older Americans, especially those at risk of losing their independence. AOA is the federal advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. In this role, AOA works to heighten awareness among other federal agencies, organizations, groups and the public about the valuable contributions that older Americans make to the nation, and alerts them to the needs of vulnerable older people. Through information, referral and outreach efforts at the community level, AOA seeks to educate older people and their care givers about the benefits and services available to them. AOA works closely with its nationwide network of regional offices, state and local agencies on aging to plan, coordinate and develop services that meet the unique needs of individual older persons and their care givers. The Administration on Aging collaborates with federal agencies, national organizations and representatives of business to ensure that, whenever possible, their programs and resources are targeted to the elderly and coordinated with those of the network on aging.

This site has information for older persons and their families regarding practitioners and other professionals, the aging network researchers and students, media advisories, program announcements, elder care locators, care giver resources, retirement and financial planning.

This coalition includes consumers and advocates who define and achieve quality for people with long-term care needs. This site contains publications on senior care, membership, family involvement, citizen groups, updates, state ombudsmen, ombudsmen resource center, and also contains action alert regarding changes in federal, state and local laws affecting care of the elderly.

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.

The National Coalition for Elder Care Reform (NCECR) is a national, non-profit professional association for the senior industry supporting education, research, advocacy and services for seniors.

This is an educational and training program for providers of long term care to the elderly, a project of the Kendal Corp,. a nonprofit organization serving older people.
phone: 610-388-5580
email: info@ute.kendal.org

This assessment and alternatives help guide was prepared by the Colorado Foundation for medical care.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations for hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

Resident behavior and facility practices.

The National Guidelines Clearinghouse is an Internet Web site providing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related abstract, summary and comparison materials widely available to health care professionals. The National Guidelines Clearinghouse is operated by the US Department of Health and Human Services, American Medical Association, and the American Association of Healthcare Professionals. The Agency for Healthcare Policy Research operates and maintains the NGC pursuant to statutory mandates (1) to support research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services and (2) to develop and disseminate evidence-based information to increase the scientific knowledge needed to enhance patient and clinical decision-making, improve health care quality and promote efficiency in the organization of public and private systems of health care delivery. Site is primarily for health care professionals. The NGC database contains evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as defined by the Institute of Medicine.

This Web site includes senior-related articles, a monthly newsletter, a what's new and exciting section, featured news topics, benefits, health, consumer protection, services, employment and volunteer activities, retirement planner, taxes, travel and leisure, and education and training.

National Decubitus Foundation's web site contains press releases from the NDF on bedsores, including cost and treatment options.

At the "senior health" icon, a variety of topics related to care of the elderly include: Falls and Hip Fractures in the Elderly: Injury Prevention; Motor Vehicle Deaths in Older Americans; National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, At A Glance; National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign; Preventing Skin Cancer: The Nation's Most Common Cancer; Prostate Cancer: Can We Reduce Deaths and Preserve Quality of Life?; At A Glance; The Costs of Fall Injuries Among Older Adults Fact Sheet.

Web place for consumer information and rights of nursing home residents and senior Americans in general.

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.

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.

This is a web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers and financial planners can access additional information about elder law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

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.

Medical and health care resources for patients, their families, friends and health care workers.

As the senior population continues to grow, so do incidents of physical and mental abuse on the elderly. The number of investigated cases has increased 10 percent over the last 10 years...meaning that one out of every eight senior citizens is being abused. As INFOHIO's/ 90.3's Yolanda Perdomo reports, that number may be just the tip of the iceberg, because many older adults refuse to make their voices heard.

Directory of all United States Nursing Homes, provides information regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Advance Directives, DNR, Resident Rights, Hospice. [links]