Resources for Caregivers

• California Advocagtes for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)
  CANHR is a non-profit, consumer rights advocacy organization dedicated to senior issues and focusing on long-term care for residents of California.
  
• Citizen Nursing Home Advocacy Groups
  Directory of coalitions, family councils, and citizen advocacy groups by state .
  
• Bed Sores/Pressure Ulcers
  "Almost all pressure ulcers can be prevented and their development is usually evidence of some form of neglect." This is a non-profit public service Web site for seniors and their families. The site has photographs and links to several risk assessment charts.
  
• "Ending Elder Abuse: A Family Guide"
  Go to this site for review by NCEA Newsletter.
  
• Foundation Aiding the Elderly (F.A.T.E.)
  A California non-profit organization which seeks to serve as a voice for patients and to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the nursing home industry and its regulatory agencies in order to assure proper care, civil rights and meaningful, dignified life for the elderly in long-term care facilities. Among F.A.T.E.'s current goals are: to report abuse and neglect violations to the appropriate authorities and to provide a forum to support legal action on behalf of patients and their families.
  
• Maine Guide for Facility Staff on Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Licensed Facilities
  The site contains a guide to recognizing, preventing, and reporting elder abuse or neglect in group care residences.
  
• "Prevention: Warning Signs of Poor Care"
  This is a list of things to look for.
  
• "What Can You Do to Prevent Elder Abuse"
  Strategies for seniors and their caregivers.
  
• What Does an Ombudsman Do?
  National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center's fact sheet.