There are many resources available for information about elder abuse, law and aging. We encourage you to visit some of these websites:
You are welcome to download these PDF files to print and distribute these posters. These files require Adobe Reader. Reporting Abuse Help for Victims
For resources by State, visit http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources.aspx
National Statistics
September 1999 - August 2000
U.S. Government
National Associations and Advocacy Organizations
These California-based program highlights are from the Archstone Foundation Elder Abuse & Neglect Initiative, Phase II
by the Fair Lending Project for Seniors
Fighting scams at senior centers takes a multidisciplinary team effort that is comprehensive instead of piecemeal. Our project develops a county-wide awareness campaign about financial exploitation occurring in senior centers and a step-by-step plan that cities can use to protect seniors from harm. A coalition of senior center directors, the District Attorney’s Office, local legal services agencies, city policy planners, private bar, senior advisory boards, and real estate and life insurance professionals works together to accomplish our goals.
Initial Considerations and First Steps: (MS Word)
www.centeronelderabuse.org/docs/ElderAbuseinHomeLendingProtection.doc
Sample Materials:
Contact person for more information:
Name: Shawna Reeves
E-mail: sreeves@scccoa.org
Telephone: 408-350-3229
by University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry
This UCLA School of Dentistry project focuses on developing a screening tool and reporting protocol for pre-doctoral dental students to use while working in the dental clinic. The screening tool, tailored for use in a dental teaching clinic, is also appropriate for use in private practice. Given that dentists are mandated reporters, there is a strong reason to adopt this screening tool and protocol in dental teaching clinics throughout California.
Initial Considerations and First Steps: (MS Word)
www.centeronelderabuse.org/docs/from _Classroom_to _Clinic_UCLA.doc
Sample Materials:
Contact person for more information:
Name: Melanie Gironda, Ph.D.
E-mail: mgironda@ucla.edu
Telephone: 310-825-6544
by WISE and Healthy Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Not only do residents in unlicensed facilities not have access to regulations that have been designed to preserve their rights in licensed facilities, they are also more susceptible to abuse and neglect. This fact sheet and screening tool allows for quick identification of unlicensed care facilities, and referral information to those agencies that handle complaints in these settings. The tool is designed for and has been distributed to many organizations and agencies including but not limited to: IHSS workers, APS, ombudsmen, fire fighters, police officers, building and safety staff, regional planning, regional centers, hospital social workers, and department of mental health patients’ rights advocates.
Initial Considerations and First Steps: (MS Word)
www.centeronelderabuse.org/docs/Unlicensed_Facility_Screening_WISE.doc
Sample Materials:
Unlicensed Facility Factsheet and Screening Tool (MS Word)
www.centeronelderabuse.org/docs/Unlicensed_Facility_Factsheet.doc
Contact person for more information:
Name: Molly Davies
E-mail: mdavies@wiseandhealthyaging.org
Telephone: 310-394-9871 ext 431
by University of California, Irvine, Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect and the Orange County Elder Abuse Forensic Center
Typically, an elder abuse case requires weeks to months of phone calls among agencies with very distinct, and at times conflicting, perspectives and goals. Recognizing disconnections between the many disciplines that address elder abuse, the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Program in Geriatrics and agencies from social services and the criminal justice system piloted a groundbreaking approach to this problem: the nation’s first Elder Abuse Forensic Center (EAFC) in 2003. EAFC members meet regularly to determine concrete actions that can be taken on behalf of the client agency (e.g., Adult Protective Services, Long-Term-Care Ombudsman, Law Enforcement) to address the needs of a specific case. Members use their expertise and agency resources to provide direct help with the case.
Since the Orange County Elder Abuse Forensic Center was established, we have been approached by other communities interested in starting their own Elder Abuse Forensic Centers and assisted in the creation of two new EAFCs. Based on these experiences, we created a Manual and 20-minute companion DVD to describe how an Elder Abuse Forensic Center (EAFC) works and to help agencies develop a preliminary structure to create an EAFC in their own communities.
Selection of Sample Materials:
For more information, visit our Elder Abuse Forensic Center page http://www.centeronelderabuse.org/EAFC.asp
Contact person for more information:
Name: Kerry Burnight, Ph.D.
E-mail: burnight@uci.edu
Telephone: 714-825-3087
Directory of Regional Centers (Department of Developmental Services) Strategic Plan for an Aging California Population (2003) California Health and Human Services Agency Adult Protective Services Training Academy: Bay Area Academy California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) Aging Initiative Archstone Foundation Fault Lines in the Shifting Landscape: The Future of Growing Older in California 2010 Adult Protective Services, Social Services Agency, County of Orange Older Adult Services, County of Orange Health Care Agency, Behavioral Services
Associations and Advocacy Organizations
Local Resources
Multidisciplinary
Law Enforcement
Legal
Judicial
Medical
Social Services
Recruiting/Managing Volunteers
Physical/Sexual Abuse
Financial Abuse
Domestic Violence
Caregivers
Neglect by Self or Others
Hoarding
Abuse in Institutions
