Where to Report Elder Abuse

Where to Report Abuse

In all cases of emergency, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!

When you reasonably suspect that and elder or dependent adult has been abused or neglected in a care facility such as a nursing home or residential care facility for the elderly (sometimes called board and care or assisted living), immediately contact one or more of the following agencies:

To Report All Kinds of Abuses
Local Law Enforcement — Police or Sheriff and District Attorney's office — check California District Attorney's Association for current addresses and phone numbers at www.cdaa.org.

To Report Nursing Home Abuse
Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse at 1-800-722-0432 or http://caag.state.ca.us.

To Report Abuse Nursing Home or Residential Care Abuse
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. at 1-800-231-4024 or see web site at http://www.aging.ca.gov/programs/ombudsman.asp .

To Report Nursing Home Abuse
Department of Health Services, Licensing and Certification at www.dhs.ca.gov/.

To Report Residential Care Abuse
Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing at http://ccld.ca.gov/

If the abuse occurs in a community setting such as a home or apartment, make the report to local law enforcement and county District Attorney's office — (check California District Attorney's Association for current addresses and phone numbers at www.cdaa.org) and to the county Adult Protective Services. (Contact APS in your county by referring to California Department of Social Services Web site at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/ )

To Report Medi-Cal Fraud or Financial Abuse
For fraudulent Medicare practices, contact the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) at 1-800-434-0222 or http://www.cahealthadvocates.org/fraud/index.html, 1-800-Medicare or www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp, or California Senior Medicare Patrol at (714) 560-0309

For fraudulent Medi-Cal practices, contact the Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse at 1-800-722-0432 or http://caag.state.ca.us.

Other Financial Abuse
Contact the county office of the District Attorney—check California District Attorney's Association for current addresses and phone numbers at www.cdaa.org.

For questionable annuity practices, contact the State Insurance Commissioner's Office at 1-800-927-4347 or www.insurance.ca.gov. If an attorney sold the annuity, file a complaint with the State Bar Association at 1-800-843-9053.

To contact an elder law attorney visit CANHR's Lawyer Referral Service.


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