This list of resources was compiled by Ellen Henningsen, director of the Guardianship Support Center of the Elder Law Center, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison.
Resources for Abuse and Neglect in Long-term Care Settings
This list was compiled by Ellen Henningsen, director of the
Guardianship Support Center of the Elder Law Center, Coalition of
Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison.
Publications
Advising
Older Clients and Their Families, 2 vols., and Guardianship
and Protective Placement for the Elderly in Wisconsin,
published by State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, (800) 728-7788,
Consumer
Guide to Long-Term Care by Gary Ilminen, published by
University of Wisconsin Press.
Guide
to America's Top Nursing Homes, published by Consumer's
Research Counsel of America.
How to Keep Your Loved One
Safe in a Nursing Home by Dr. Andrew David Weinberg,
published by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co.
Long-term Care
Advocacy by Eric M. Carlson, published by Matthew
Bender
Agencies
Circuit
Court Access Program (CCAP), civil and criminal actions by
party's name
Elder Law Center of the Coalition of
Wisconsin Aging Groups, (608) 224-0606, www.cwag.org;
provides legal assistance to and advocacy on behalf of the elderly
(people age 60-plus) and develops and publishes materials on elder law
topics
Elder Rights Project, SeniorLAW, Legal Action of Wisconsin
Inc., (414) 278-1222, to access program intake services, www.seniorlaw.org; provides legal
services to elder abuse victims in Milwaukee County
Elder Financial Exploitation Project, (800)
488-2596, (608) 224-0606, operated by the Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups,
provides case consultation and legal assistance to elder victims of
financial abuse
Guardianship Support Center, (800) 488-2596, (608)
224-0606, operated by the Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups,
provides case consultation on guardianships and advance directives
Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations, (630) 792-5000, ; accredits and
reviews care standards in health care facilities nationwide
Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, provides "Nursing Home
Compare" - a tool to compare information about nursing homes
National Center on Elder
Abuse, (202) 898-2586, an informative Web site covering
topics including preventing, identifying, and remedying abuse in
facilities
National Citizens' Coalition for
Nursing Home Reform, (202) 332-2276, consumers and
advocates who define and achieve quality for people with long-term care
needs
National Senior Citizens Law
Center, (202) 289-6976 (Washington, D.C.), (213) 639-0930
(Los Angeles), provides case consultation and legal updates on long-term
care related issues, publishes the Nursing Home Law Letter
Wisconsin
Board on Aging & Long-Term Care, (800) 815-0015,
ombudsmen advocate for long-term care for consumers age 60 and over who
reside in nursing homes or group homes or who are participating in the
Community Options Program
Wisconsin Bureau on Aging
& Long-Term Care Resources, (608) 266-2536, provides
case consultation and a list of elder abuse agencies, as well as
information on services for elders
Wisconsin
Bureau of Quality Assurance, (608) 266-8481, regulates
long-term care and assisted living facilities in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Coalition
Against Domestic
Violence, (608) 255-0539; provides training and technical
assistance about domestic violence, including domestic violence in later
life, and referrals for direct services
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual
Assault, (608) 257-1516; assists victims of sexual abuse
and assault, including referrals to local programs
Wisconsin
Office of Caregiver Quality (formerly Caregiver Regulation
and Investigation Section), (608) 243-2019, maintains registry of nurse
aides and other noncredentialed caregivers with a substantiated finding
of caregiver misconduct
Wisconsin Lawyer
