Other Elder Abuse Resources

General Resources

A Citizen's Guide to Preventing and Reporting Elder Abuse - A handbook about preventing and reporting elder abuse from the California Office of the Attorney General

• Available in Spanish (en español)
  
• Available in Chinese
  

Elder Financial Abuse Basics - National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Organizations

Legal

CANHR's Lawyer Referral Service (LRS): (800) 474-1116  or www.canhr.org/LRS/index.html

California State Bar Association: (800) 843-9053 or www.calbar.ca.gov

California Attorney General - website contains key resources on elder abuse at http://caag.state.ca.us.

California law online access - www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

State & Federal Government Departments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Older Americans homepage on the CFPB website

Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse: (800) 722-0432  or http://caag.state.ca.us/bmfea/index.htm.

Adult Protective Services: California Department of Social Services Web site at http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1298.htm.

Department of Public Health (DHP), Licensing and Certification: www.dhs.ca.gov/LNC/

Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing: http://ccld.ca.gov/

State Insurance Commissioner's Office: (800) 927-4357 or www.insurance.ca.gov

California Department of Real Estate at http://www.dre.ca.gov/cons_complaint.html.

Medicare Fraud: (800) 447-8477  or www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp.

Federal Trade Commission at 877-382-4357 or through the FTC’s website at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) at www.gao.gov has reports and studies on nursing homes.

Advocacy Organizations

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR): (415) 974-5171 & (800) 474-1116  or www.canhr.org

Long Term Care Ombudsman: (800) 231-4024 or at www.aging.ca.gov/programs/ombudsman.asp.

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP): (800) 434-0222  or www.cahealthadvocates.org.

California Senior Medicare Patrol at (714) 560-0309  or www.cahealthadvocates.org/fraud/index.html.

National Center on Elder Abuse: (800) 677-1116 or www.ncea.aoa.gov has background information on elder abuse issues, studies, and resources.

Elder Financial Protection Network: www.bewiseonline.org/

Research, Studies and Reports

Brain Studies

Changes in cognitive abilities coupled with the fear of outliving resources make seniors prime targets for financial abuse.

• Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment without Dementia in the United States (Duke University)
• The Orbitofrontal Cortex, Real-World Decision Making, and Normal Aging (University of Iowa)

Elder Financial Abuse Studies and Reports

• Examining Faulty Foundations in Today’s Reverse Mortgages (Consumers Union of U.S., CANHR, & Fair Lending Project for Seniors Council on Aging Silicon Valley – December 2010)
  
• The National Elder Mistreatment Study A national epidemiological study to determine prevalence and risk factors for elder mistreatment in community residing older adults. (National Institute of Justice – March 2009)
  
• Ethical Concerns in Addressing Elder Abuse - Respecting Autonomy and Self-Determination while Providing Protection (National Center on Elder Abuse Administration on Aging Report – December 2004)
  
• Report on States' Adult Protective Services Responses to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults (National Adult Protective Services Association – July 2003)

Page Last Modified: February 22, 2012