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


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The Coalition to Protect America's Elders - Florida organization dedicated to nursing home reform to prevent elder abuse and neglect. Includes a list of Residents Rights.
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California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform - History of past citations, complaints and deficiencies related to elder abuse and neglect for all California nursing homes. Also providing legal updates and attorney referrals.
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National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform - A consumer and advocacy group for long term care.
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Kansas Advocates for Better Care (KABC) - This non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes offers comprehensive information for professionals and consumers.
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The Bauman and Rasor Group - General information on elderly abuse by neglect.
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National Nursing Home Watch List - For each state, list of nursing homes on the Watch List indicating severity of warning based on history of actual harm and immediate jeopardy.
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Shortcomings in Efforts to Protect Residents from Abuse - United States GAO testimony of Leslie Aronovitz before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate (March 2002).
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Nursing Home Abuse Increasing - CBS News.com Reports - These investigative reports discuss the high rate of abuse and neglect and review examples of corruption in the long term care industry.
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Protecting Seniors from Bedsores - Describes pressure ulcers development with a focus on prevention. Includes photographs of decubitus ulcers.
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Neglected to Death - STLtoday.com 2002 Report - Comprehensive series of articles on preventable deaths in U.S. nursing homes by St. Louis Post Dispatch investigative reporters Andrew Schneider and Phillip O'Connor.
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Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer - Offers information on abuse in a nursing home setting and residents rights. Includes a series of news articles and streaming videos.
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CMS Reports to Congress - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) survey focused on systems to prevent nursing home abuse and neglect.
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Foundation Aiding The Elderly (FATE) - Nonprofit organization helping patients who are victims of neglect or abuse in nursing homes. Includes consumer information on selecting a facility and filing a complaint.
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Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes - The California Attorney General discusses Operation Guardians, a unique multidisciplinary facility inspection program. Gives elder abuse prosecution data from 1994 to 2003.
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Association for Protection of the Elderly (APE) - Non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of nursing home residents. Offers advice to prevent or report abuse and lists the most common issues.
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A Perfect Cause - Advocacy organization for disability and elder rights in America. Includes a comprehensive study of sexual offenders in nursing homes.
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Elderly Locked up at Nursing Home - Asahi Shimbun Report - Despite repeated warnings, a local nursing home continues to lock elderly residents in their rooms or strap them to wheelchairs.
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Elderly Abused at 1 in 3 Nursing Homes - ABCNEWS.com Report - Reports of serious physical, sexual and verbal abuse are numerous among the nation's nursing homes, according to a congressional report released on July 30, 2001.
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Why Some Elderly Attacks Go Unnoticed - ABCNEWS.com Report - A congressional committee's findings indicate that elderly abuse cases are often not reported to police or disregarded altogether.
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