Patient Information

Other Sources of Information

• AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
  Wide variety of large scale projects, services and initiatives.

• Administration on Aging
  Elder branch of the Department of Health and Human Services

• Association for the Protection of the Elderly
  Especially focuses on difficulties of patients in nursing homes.  Includes information on Ila Swan, national nursing home patient advocate Ila Swan Nursing Home Patient Advocate.

• Eldercare Locator
  Telephone: 1-800-677-1116  (Mon - Fri 9 am to 11 pm Eastern Time)
  Contact information for your local "Office for the Aging", provides help in locating needed services in your area.

• elderlyabuse.com
  Develops resources to help Elders who are being abused.

• graycrimes.com
  Provides practical training through dynamic presentations that create awareness of exploitation of vulnerable adults and the elderly.

• Institute on Aging
  Nonprofit helps elders stay in their homes.  Has support groups, counseling, 24 hour Friendship Line (415) 752-3778  for seniors over 60 who want to talk to someone.

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  NAELA promotes improvement in substantive law, legal education, and ethical guidelines in serving older persons, and serves as a key public policy advocate on behalf of older persons.

• National Center for Victims of Crime
  Resource and advocacy organization for crime victims.

• Nursing Home Alert.com
  Gives advice on how to assess nursing homes, pay for care, recognize nursing home abuse and neglect, and informs you of your legal rights.