There are many resources available for information about elder abuse, law and aging. We encourage you to visit some of these locations:

• "Home for the Holidays" What to look for during your annual visit to elderly relatives by Mary Twomey, MSW

  http://www.centeronelderabuse.org/files/HomefortheHolidays08.doc

• Printable "Imagine A World Without Elder Abuse" Posters

   

  You are welcome to download these PDF files to print and distribute these posters.

  • 8.5" x 11" "Imagine a world" poster (1.02 MB)
  • 11" x 17" "Imagine a world" poster (1.59 MB)
  • 24" x 36" "Imagine a world" poster (3.9 MB)

   

  If you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free from http://get.adobe.com/reader/

   

• "Elder abuse: a silent shame" series by Dean Mosiman, Wisconsin State Journal http://www.madison.com/wsj/spe/elder/ Case studies include interactive features

• If you suspect elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation, please call the national Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging at (1-800-677-1116). In case of emergency, call your local police station or 911.
  Click for location-specific information or for resources by State, visit http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources.aspx

   

• Reporting abuse in California?  Click here to download the form from California Department of Social Services (pdf)

• How to Get Help If You or Someone You Know Has Been the Victim of Crime (National Organization for Victim Assistance)
•  Elder Abuse Problems and How to Ask the Court for Help by California Courts Self-Help Center
• Online Directory of Crime Victim Services from Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

• What is Elder Abuse? (pdf) Elder Abuse Forensic Center
• California State Definitions (pdf)
• What Should I Know about Elder Abuse? by State Bar of California
•  Missing Voices: Views of Older Persons on Elder Abuse, World Health Organization

• Elder Abuse Podcast for National Resource Center for Safe Aging

  Click the link above and scroll down to “Elder Abuse” for audio files (11 minutes) and PDF outline

  Interview with Lisa Gibbs, MD, CAQ on current issues in elder abuse

• Red Flags of Elder Abuse bookmarks, front (pdf)
• Red Flags of Elder Abuse bookmarks, back (pdf)

• Elder Abuse presentation by Laura Mosqueda, M.D. (slides - PDF)

• Overview: SafeState Facts http://www.safestate.org/index.cfm?navId=58

• National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, (pdf) by National Center on Elder Abuse, 1998
• The 2004 Survey of Adult Protective Services: Abuse of Adults 60 Years of Age and Older (pdf) by NCPEA and NAPSA for NCEA, 2006
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97
• Crimes against Persons 65+, 1993-2002
• Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, National Institute of Justice Research Report, 2000
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Reports & National, State Data (Administration on Aging)

• Adult Protective Services RADR Data Tables, Trends and Reports 
• Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse and Neglect & Adult Protective Services in California
  September 1999 - August 2000
• Report on Violent Crimes Committed Against Senior Citizens in California, 1998
• Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes (Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse)

• Administration on Aging (AoA) on Elder Rights and Resources
• National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC)
• National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
• National Association of State Units on Aging  (NASUA)
• National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
• NCEA Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly

• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

• Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

• Administration on Aging Strategic Action Plan 2007-2012 (pdf) April 2007

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging
• AARP Policy and Research
• Elder Justice Coalition
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA)
• http://preventelderabuse.blogspot.com/
• American Society of Adult Abuse Professionals and Survivors

• Envision a community free of rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence.

  SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic violence.

  www.SafePlace.org

• American Psychological Association: Office on Aging

  Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions

• National Resource Center for Safe Aging

• Archstone Foundation Elder Abuse & Neglect Initiative projects have developed and/or field-tested innovations.  For more information, visit 

  http://www.archstone.org/info-url_nocat2293/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=260746 

   

• Contacts for reporting in California, provided by Elder Financial Protection Network: http://www.bewiseonline.org/how_to_report.shtml
• CA Attorney General Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
• Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Statutes

• California Department of Aging

• California State Long-Term Ombudsman Program
• California State Adult Protective Services offices (pdf)

• California Regional Centers (Department of Developmental Services)

• Strategic Plan for An Aging California Population (2003) California Health and Human Services Agency
• California Commission on Aging

• Adult Protective Services Training Academy: Bay Area Academy website

• California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) Aging Initiative

• California Elder Justice Workgroup’s mission is to protect the rights, independence, security, and well being of vulnerable elders in California by improving the response of the legal, long-term care, and protective service systems. 

• California Council on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CCGG) informing and integrating educational programs, work force development and public policy.
• Archstone Foundation Fault Lines in the Shifting Landscape: The Future of Growing Older in California 2010
• California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)
• California Caregiver Resource Centers
• California District Attorneys Association
• California Foundation of Independent Living Centers
• California Policy Research Center Strategic Planning Framework for an Aging Population (pdf)
• Child and Family Policy Institute of California
• County Welfare Directors Association of California
• A Day in the Life of APS a brochure and report from the CountyWelfare Directors Association of California
• Protection and Advocacy, Inc.

• California Law Enforcement Elder Abuse Investigators and Prosecutors Contact List by City

• Fair Lending Project for Seniors--Council on Aging Silicon Valley and Fair Housing Law Project http://www.careaccess.org/services/FairLendingProject.html

• Area Agency on Aging Napa-Solano

• Elder Financial Protection Network
• http://lisanerenberg.com/
• OC Task Force on Hoarding
• Social Services Agency, County of Orange, Adult Protective Services

• University of California, Irvine Aging and Caregiving Special Report 

• Human Options-Helping Battered Women and Their Children
• Los Angeles County Elder Abuse Forensic Center

• U.C. Irvine Healthcare’s SeniorHealth Center

• Elder Mistreatment (online book by National Academies Press) by Bonnie & Wallace, Eds, 2003
• The Availability and Utility of Interdisciplinary Data on Elder Abuse (pdf) NCEA
• Another look at the helpfulness of occupational groups in the discovery of elder abuse and neglect (Abstract) Blakely and Dolon, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 2001
• Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual (pdf) ABA 2005
• Findings from an Elder Abuse Forensic Center. (Abstract) Wiglesworth, Mosqueda et al., The Gerontologist, 2005

• HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  
  Although releasing medical information to APS is not a HIPAA violation, many medical providers are under the mistaken belief that it is. This letter was written by the federal government’s Office for Civil Rights in response to these concerns. It states that medical providers are required to release up-to-date medical information without an authorization or court order to Adult Protection Services.
  
  To allow covered entities to appropriately share information in this context [of protecting individuals against abuse and neglect and domestic violence], and to harmonize the Privacy Rule with existing state and federal laws mandating uses and disclosures of protected health information, 45 CFR §512(a) permits covered entities to comply with laws requiring the use or disclosure of protected health information, provided the use or disclosure meets and is limited to the relevant requirements of such other laws. Where and to the extent that such disclosures are required by law, no authorization or court order is required for the disclosure.…
  
  Click here to download the PDF of this letter.

• A national look at elder abuse multidisciplinary teams. (pdf) Teaster & Nerenberg, NCEA 2003
• Our Aging Population: Promoting Empowerment, Preventing Victimization, and Implementing Coordinated Interventions (pdf) OJP & DHHS, 2000

• Forensic Markers of Elder Abuse presentation by Laura Mosqueda, M.D. (slides - PDF)

• Police Curriculum on Elder Abuse (pdf) NYC Elder Abuse Training Project
• Perceptions About the Criminalization of Elder Abuse among Police Chiefs and Ombudsmen. (Abstract) Payne, Berg & Toussaint Policing 2003

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging http://www.abanet.org/aging/about/elderabuse.shtml
• Elder Physical and Sexual Abuse: The Medical Piece DVD for purchase from CDAA 2003
• Legislative Update on 2006 State Adult Guardianship Legislation: Directions of Reform ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly 2007
• Prosecutors Curriculum on Elder Abuse (pdf) NYC Elder Abuse Training Project
• Protecting America’s Senior Citizens: What Local Prosecutors Are Doing to Fight Elder Abuse (pdf) APRI 2003
• The Elder Law Journal University of Illinois College of Law
• The Dynamics of Aging and Elder Abuse in the United States (pdf) Laura Mosqueda, MD

• Effective Court Practice for Abused Elders report by Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Council of California  Main Report;  Appendixes

• Center on Aging, Florida International University elder justice publications, including
• Judicial Responses to an Aging America (pdf)
• Adapting Trial Court Performance Standards to an Aging Society: Guardianship, Self-Service, and Criminal Cases Involving Elder Mistreatment and Domestic Violence (pdf)
• http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dfta/downloads/pdf/elderabuse_courtcurriculum.pdf (pdf) NYC Elder Abuse Training Project

• Elder Abuse Court Resources National Center for State Courts

• This course was created by Karran A. Phillips MD, MSc, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Internet Learning Center

   

  1. Visit www.hopkinsilc.org

  2. Register as a new user for the Internal Medicine curriculum as a member of the Demonstration Group

  3. After registration approval (which is free), you can log on and complete the Elder Abuse module (as well as other content)

  4. Training programs may apply to register and use the Hopkins Internal Medicine Curriculum

   

• The Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) exists to advance health education and research on the prevention, recognition, treatment and health effects of violence and abuse.
  

• American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) tip sheet on "Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect in Older Adults” http://www.healthinaging.org/

• American College of Physicians’ PIER Guidelines on Reporting Elder Mistreatment by Liao and Smith (ACP membership required)
• American Geriatrics Society Position Statement on Elder Mistreatment
• www.ageworks.com/elderabuse
• Why the nation’s toughest elder abuse laws make some California physicians nervous ACP-ASIM Observer 2003 (American Collge of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine)

• "Elder Abuse for Clinicians" Slide Lecture Presentation is designed for California-based physicians in training and health care providers seeking continuing education. 

  Download “Elder Abuse for Clinicians” slides (pdf)

  Download “Elder Abuse for Clinicians” notes pages (pdf)

• Building A Financial Abuse Case for the Criminal Justice System
  © Candace J. Heisler, 2005
  (PowerPoint for APS from cfpic.org)
• Facing the Challenges of Dementia Computer-Based Training for Protective Services for Adults, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
• Meth Basics and Worker Safety (.zip file with PowerPoint and pdf) Protective Services Training Institute of Texas
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life resources and publications on domestic violence and older adults and people with disabilities
• NCEA Training Library for APS and Elder Abuse
• OVC HELP for Victim Service Providers Web Forum

• Learning Points from National Conference on Volunteering and Service 2007

• Elder Abuse in the United States National Institute of Justice article on Forensic Markers of Physical Abuse
• The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect Dyer, Connolly and McFeeley (2003) Chapter 12 from National Academies Press book
• Lifecycle of Bruises in Older Adults. (Abstract) Mosqueda, Burnight & Liao, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005
• Physical Markers of Abuse and Neglect (pdf with links to .jpg images)

• Addressing Elder Sexual Abuse: Developing a Community Response Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, Pennsylvania Department of Aging

• Bryan Kemp, Ph.D. Autonomy, Capacity and Undue Influence
• BITS Fraud Prevention Toolkit
• Elder Financial Abuse: an Evaluation Framework and Supporting Evidence Kemp and Mosqueda, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005
• Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN)
• National Consumer Law Center Publications for Elders and Their Advocates
• US Postal Inspection Service: Consumer Fraud and Mail Security

• Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (U.S. Department of Justice) http://www.stopfraud.gov

   

• Domestic Abuse In Later Life1988-2002 (pdf) Brandl and Cook-Daniels, NCALL/WCADV and NCEA

• Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention and Treatment Programs (Online Book from National Academies Press) by Chalk & King, Eds., 1998
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Human Options: Safe Options for Seniors

• National Family Caregiver Support Program

• Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
• Risk Factors for Potentially Harmful Informal Caregiver Behavior. (pdf) Beach and Schultz, et al.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005

• Consortium for Research in Elder Self-Neglect
• Could Self-Neglect in Older Adults Be a Geriatric Syndrome? Pavlou and Lachs, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006
• Neglect of Older Persons: An Introduction to Legal Issues Related to Caregiver Duty and Liability

• Children of Hoarders
• Hoarding of Animals Consortium
• Hoarding: A Community Health Problem (PDF) National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) for the National Center on Elder Abuse

• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)
• Confronting Elder Mistreatment in Long-Term Care (pdf) Gibbs and Mosqueda, Annals of Long-Term Care, 2004
• Nursing Home Abuse Risk Prevention Profile and Checklist (pdf) National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) for the National Center on Elder Abuse