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Action on Elder Abuse
"Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) works to protect, and prevent the abuse of, vulnerable older adults.  We were the first charity to address these problems and are the only charity in the UK and in Ireland working exclusively on the issue today."
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
"Mission:  The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) aims to build a bridge between the research and practice of geriatrics health care professionals and the public, and to advocate on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence, and connections to the family and community."  Click here for information on elder mistreatment
American Bar Association:  Facts About Law and the Elderly
APA Online.  Elder Abuse and Neglect:  In Search of Solutions
Informative article on elder abuse and neglect.
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
Article on financial crimes against the elderly.
Elder Abuse and Neglect (by Linda M. Woolf, PhD, Webster University)
"As the number and percentage of individuals 65 and over has increased in this country, so has the incidence of elder abuse. Unfortunately, the prevalence and nature of this growing problem has generally remained hidden from public view. It is imperative that both professionals and lay persons become more aware of the scope and many issues surrounding this sensitive topic. This web site is designed to address many of the concerns surrounding elder abuse ranging from information concerning the incidence of abuse to a discussion of intervention strategies. It is essential that the incidence of abuse and awareness of the range and breadth of various types of abuse be discussed and understood. However, an awareness of the problem of elder abuse is not enough. Therefore, issues surrounding detection of abuse and strategies for prevention and intervention will also be addressed"
Gilbert Guide
Article on sex offenders in nursing homes.
Help Guide
Article on Elder Abuse:  "Elder Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Help"
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
"Acknowledging the diversity of culture, background, and life style of the world population, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse aims to increase society's ability, through international collaboration, to recognise and respond to the mistreatment of older people in whatever setting it occurs, so that the latter years of life will be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation."
National Center on Elder Abuse
"The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a national resource for elder rights, law enforcement and legal professionals, public policy leaders, researchers, and the public. The Center’s mission is to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation."
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
"NCALL provides training and technical assistance on abuse in later life. Staff will respond to requests received via telephone, e-mail, regular mail and in person about specific cases or services. Staff members are also available to review materials and participate on state and national advisory committees. In addition, NCALL staff members are available to train audiences including professionals from domestic violence and sexual assault programs, the aging network, adult protective services, criminal justice, health care, faith based and other areas."
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
"The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens. It was established in 1988 to achieve a clearer understanding of abuse and provide direction and leadership to prevent it. The Committee is one of six partners that make up the National Center on Elder Abuse, which is funded by Congress to serve as the nation's clearinghouse on information and materials on abuse and neglect."
National Resource Center for Safe Aging
"Our mission is to gather and share the best information and resources on senior safety, including fall prevention, pedestrian and motor vehicle safety, and prevention of elder abuse. 

"Whether you are a public health professional - or an older adult or family member - we invite you to join us in recognizing safe aging as a critical national priority."

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center
"The Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center at NursingHomeAlert.com is an informational website designed to help the elderly and their families
  • prevent nursing home abuse and neglect by giving sound advice on how to assess nursing homes and how to pay for care,
  • recognize nursing home abuse and neglect by pointing out the signs of abuse and some of the medical issues involved with nursing home abuse and neglect, and
  • stop nursing home abuse and neglect by informing you of your rights and what you can do, including legal action. If you believe a loved one is being mistreated, neglected or abused, here are some actions you can take to make things happen to quickly improve the situation."
Open Directory:  Elder Abuse
Wikipedia
Article on elder abuse.
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Death Without Dignity: The Story of the First Nursing Home Corporation Indicted for Murder
Author: Steven Long
Hardcover:  280 pages
Company: Texas Monthly Press  (1987-03)
ISBN: 0877190623
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Maltreatment Of Patients In Nursing Homes: There Is No Safe Place (Haworth Pastoral Press Religion and Mental Health) (Haworth Pastoral Press Religion and Mental Health)
Maltreatment Of Patients In Nursing Homes: There Is No Safe Place (Haworth Pastoral Press Religion and Mental Health) (Haworth Pastoral Press Religion and Mental Health) "Abuse, although often not detected or reported, existed in every facility we surveyed. It is a serious problem."

Old, weak, and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and financial mistreatment at the hands of those entrusted with their care, safety, and well-being. Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes: There is No Safe Place examines the dark side of nursing homes, where not every employee has the commitment of Mother Theresa. This groundbreaking book applies criminological theory to help develop practical methods of controlling abuse and presents the results of the first and only nationwide study on the theft of patients' belongings, a form of abuse too often ignored by the nursing home industry.

Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes surveys employees, administrators, and family members of patients in 47 nursing homes throughout the United States. Their responses provide invaluable insights on a wide range of topics, including the social and psychological factors that cause different types abuse, characteristics of nursing home patients and employees, the bureaucracy of nursing homes, victimization rates, workforce issues of nursing home aides, and federal regulations for nursing homes. The information gained from the surveys forms the basis for detailed recommendations for creating a safer environment and reducing all forms of abuse, including theft-prevention training programs, background checks and improved screening of potential employees, education and advocacy for current staff, and the reform of federal regulations.

Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes examines:

types of physical abuse (restraints, sexual abuse, neglect)

types of financial abuse (trust accounts, bank accounts, improper charges for services and drugs, identity theft)

types of psychological abuse (abandonment, segregation, childlike treatment, verbal abuse)

effects of psychological abuse (depression, learned helplessness, psychiatric disorders)

reasons for abuse by employees (staff turnover, job burnout, job dissatisfaction, caregiver stress)

the who, what, and why of nursing home theft One of the few books to deal with abuse of the elderly outside a domestic setting, Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes: There is No Safe Place interprets and analyzes abuse to provide new ways of thinking about this growing problem and new methods of preventing it from growing any more widespread.

Author: Diana K. Harris, Michael L. Benson
Paperback:  146 pages
Company: Routledge  (2005-12-08)
ISBN: 0789023261
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Abuse-Proofing Your Facility: A Practical Guide for Preventing Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities
Abuse-Proofing Your Facility: A Practical Guide for Preventing Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities In straightforward, well-organized sections, Abuse-Proofing Your Facility gives you all the tools you need to dramatically lessen resident abuse in your facility. Written by three leading experts, this book can protect your residents and it can protect you from costly liability exposure.

Author: Karl Pillemer, Diane A. Menio, Beth Hudson Keller
Paperback:  97 pages
Company: Delmar Cengage Learning  (2001-01)
ISBN: 0965362930
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Ending Elder Abuse: A Family Guide
Ending Elder Abuse: A Family Guide Author: Diane S. Sandell, Lois Hudson
Paperback:  204 pages
Company: QED Press  (2000-09)
ISBN: 0936609419
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Nursing Home Nightmares: America's Disgrace a True Story of Abuse, Neglect and Corporate Greed
Nursing Home Nightmares: America's Disgrace a True Story of Abuse, Neglect and Corporate Greed Author: Glenn Mollette
Paperback:  204 pages
Company: Milo House Press  (2001-10)
ISBN: 0970465041
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Ombudsman. What happens in nursing homes?
Ombudsman. What happens in nursing homes? What's it like to be alone, often confused,and without control over your medical care, property, or even your daily routine? Ombudsman. What happens in nursing homes? is a vignette of life in long term care facilities: the good days, the hellish days, and the often insurmountable problems faced by the only group that represents the residents, the federally-mandated Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Council. The author describes 26 of the cases she investigated, and discusses the operation and the future of this program. Florida's volunteer ombudsmen effectively represented approximately 50,000 elders, or about 31 percent of the state's 163,000 long-term care residents in the fiscal year 2005-2006. Ombudsmen investigated complaints ranging from improper medication administration, poor menu quality and billing practices to exploitation, unattended symptoms, improper evictions, and matters of dignity and respect and, in addition, conducted 2,852 inspections of long-term care facilities.

Author: Bobbye, Sikes Wicke
Paperback:  112 pages
Company: Bobbye Sikes Wicke  (2007-09-15)
ISBN: 0967765293
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Home life helps in schizophrenia.(focus): An article from: Australian Nursing Journal
This digital document is an article from Australian Nursing Journal, published by Australian Nursing Federation on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 379 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Home life helps in schizophrenia.(focus)
Publication: Australian Nursing Journal (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: Australian Nursing Federation
Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 33(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Digital:  2 pages HTML
Company: Australian Nursing Federation  (2004-09-01) (2005-06-01)
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Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: A Collaborative Approach (Springer Series on Ethics, Law and Aging)
Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: A Collaborative Approach (Springer Series on Ethics, Law and Aging)

This volume offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change. Experts in adult protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, health care, advocacy, and civil justice have contributed to tackle the following critical topics:

" Establishing a collaborative description of elder abuse history " Identifying the criteria for the reporting of cases " Accessing the intervention systems involved " Highlighting benefits and obstacles to success " Reviewing policy, legislation, research, and social change

Replete with case examples that allow the experiences of victims to speak for themselves, this book provides the framework to begin and build on collaborative approaches at the local, state, and national levels toward ending elder abuse.



Author: Bonnie Brandl, Carmel Bitondo Dyer, Candace J. Heisler, Joanne Marlatt Otto, Lori A. Stiegel, Randolph W. Thomas
Hardcover:  328 pages
Company: Springer Publishing Company  (2006-08-14)
ISBN: 082613114X
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Voices of Alcoholism: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Voices Of series)
Voices of Alcoholism: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Voices Of series)
In this collection of inspirational stories from all walks of life, the silence shrouding the disease of alcoholism is broken. Filled with unforgettable and informative true accounts by the victims of alcoholism, their families, and friends, each tale is written with remarkable candor about how this disease affects everyone—and not just the alcoholic—at every level of society, from the first drink through the challenges of achieving a lasting recovery. With a comprehensive resources section for those seeking current information on treatment and recovery, this is a heartfelt, emotional, and informative volume that affirms the strength of the human spirit.


Author: The Healing Project
Paperback:  288 pages
Company: LaChance Publishing LLC  (2008-04-01)
ISBN: 1934184047
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Nursing Home Abuse Investigations Updated 2nd Edition
Author: Kelly Riddle
Paperback: 
Company: Thomas Investigative Publications  (2003)
ISBN: 1891247484
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