Arizona State/County/City Links
Arizona Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman
The long-term care Ombudsman advocates for long-term care residents throughout the state of Arizona. The Ombudsman conducts investigations into complaints regarding a wide array of issues, including abuse and neglect.
The Area Agency on Aging, Region I (AAA)
The AAA is a public/nonprofit private agency designated by the State of Arizona to ensure that the Federal Older Americans Act is followed. The AAA serves as an advocate for older adults and provides information, assistance, and other services.
Adult Protective Services (APS)
Surprise’s APS office ensures the safety of seniors and vulnerable adults at risk and helps to develop appropriate care plans for victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.
Arizona State Board of Examiners - Nursing Home Administrators and ALF Managers
The Board investigates all complaints filed against nursing home administrators and ALF managers and enforces the practice standards of the Administrators and Managers.
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Surprise Police Department
When you or your loved is in danger or has suffered severe nursing home abuse (i.e., sexual assault, lacerations, burns, etc.), it is important that you contact the Surprise police department right away.
City of Surprise
National Resources – Elder Abuse and Neglect
Federal Citizen Information Center - U.S. General Services Administration
This site provides Medicare and Medicaid publications, several of which address nursing home living.
Family Caregiver Alliance
This site provides information with regard to care-giving issues, elder health matters, fact sheets, and more.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
This site provides comprehensive information for seniors including news, benefits and government programs. In addition, comparative information on nursing homes can be found here.
National Institute on Aging
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
NCCNHR is a nationwide advocacy group for nursing home reform. This site provides information on nursing home abuse and offers a variety of resource links.
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
This site offers Surprise seniors a variety of information on nursing home abuse, including statistical reports.
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
This site offers information and resources for elder abuse victims and their families.
National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
This site is an online resource developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It offers information pertaining to services and financing options for long-term care.
Senior Advocacy Groups
The Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging site has information on the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation, and State Ombudsman programs, and it offers a variety of other resource links for seniors.
Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging
The Council develops and monitors programs and policies that affect Arizona seniors.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
The AARP is a senior advocate group that provides information for seniors
The Arizona State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
SHIP is a free health-benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their families or caregivers.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMC)
The CMMC is a federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. The CMMC regulates Surprise nursing homes and other health care providers with regard to Medicare and Medicaid services and benefits.
Coalition to Protect America's Elders (CPAE)
This coalition is a nonprofit national advocacy organization that was founded in 1997. The CPAE works closely with our nation's most prominent senior organizations and other advocacy groups to create a better public awareness of the conditions that exist in our nation's nursing homes and to propose effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.
The Doves Program
The Doves program is an Arizona advocacy group that offers a variety of services, including emergency, transitional and interim housing, and counseling to victims of elder abuse and neglect.
Medline Plus
This site offers an array of information on elder abuse and elder neglect.
IQ Nursing Homes
This site offers tools for seniors to access reporting information on long-term care facilities throughout Arizona. Such information includes reports of abuse and neglect.
Informational Links & Resources
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
The Arizona Attorney General’s Senior Citizen Protection Manual (Html Format)
The National Center for Assisted Living
The Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living (CCAL)
This site provides helpful information with regard to assisted living and assisted living facilities.
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE)
CANE is the nation's largest computerized collection of elder abuse resources and materials.
Helpguide
This site provides information for seniors living in Surprise and other interested parties regarding elder abuse and elder neglect and it provides an overview of the signs, symptoms and causes of elder abuse.
Medicare Compare
This site provides comparative information on nursing homes and other long-term care facilities throughout the nation, including quality measures, inspections, and staffing.
Senior Citizen Bureau (SCB)
This site provides Surprise seniors and other interested parties with an informational database on Surprise nursing homes and long-term care facilities, including fraud alerts and facility complaint histories.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia offers a variety of information on elder abuse, and provides facts and statistical data.
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