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The California Attorney General discusses Operation Guardians, a unique multidisciplinary facility
inspection program. Gives elder abuse prosecution data from 1994 to 2003.
http://caag.state.ca.us/bmfea/elder.htm
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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.
http://www.4fate.org/
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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.
http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/reports/default.asp
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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.
http://www.nursinghomeabuselawyer.com/
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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.
http://www.stltoday.com/nursinghomes
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Protecting Seniors from Bedsores
Describes pressure ulcers development with a focus on prevention. Includes photographs of decubitus
ulcers.
http://www.la4seniors.com/bedsores.htm
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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.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/07/30/national/main304038.shtml
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Catching Nursing Home Abuse on Tape - ABCNEWS.com Report
Investigative report on the use of surveillance cameras to detect and prevent abuse. Reviews a
proposed Grannycam law.
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/gma/goodmorningamerica/gma010215_nursing_home_cameras.html
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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.
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/dailynews/nursinghome_abuse020307.html
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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).
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02448t.pdf
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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.
http://www.memberofthefamily.net/usmap.htm
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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.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/nursinhomes_elderlyabuse_0107230.html
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The Bauman and Rasor Group
General information on elderly abuse by neglect.
http://www.nursinghomeabuse.com/
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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.
http://www.kabc.org/
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National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
NCCNHR offers publications, fact sheets, advocacy tips, federal laws and regulations focused on
abuse/neglect prevention. Includes government policy and legal updates.
http://www.nccnhr.org/
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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.
http://www.canhr.org/
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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.
http://www.protectelders.org/
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