US Government Accountability Office Report on Nursing Homes
- According to this extensive GAO December 2005 report, challenges remain in insuring high-quality care and resident safety despite increased oversight.
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06117.pdf

Beyond the Golden Years
- A legal infomercial dealing with nursing home neglect. Refers potential prospects generated by this infomercial to local lawyers who have joined their organization.
- http://www.beyondthegoldenyears.com/

Aged Care Crisis
- Independent advocacy organization focusing on abuse and neglect in Australian facilities. Includes a list of sanctions, research articles, guides, checklists and statistics.
- http://www.agedcarecrisis.com/

Why Some Elderly Attacks Go Unnoticed - ABCNEWS.com Report
- A congressional committee's findings indicate that elderly abuse cases are often not reported to police or disregarded altogether.
- http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91848&page=1

Elderly Abused at 1 in 3 Nursing Homes - ABCNEWS.com Report
- Reports of serious physical, sexual and verbal abuse are numerous among the nation's nursing homes, according to a congressional report released on July 30, 2001.
- http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92689&page=1

Nursing Home Deaths: GAO November 2004 Report
- Arkansas Coroner referrals confirm weaknesses in state and federal oversight of quality of care. Includes recommendations from the United States Government Accountability Office.
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0578high.pdf

Elderly Locked up at Nursing Home - Asahi Shimbun Report
- Despite repeated warnings, a local nursing home continues to lock elderly residents in their rooms or strap them to wheelchairs.
- http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200410160131.html

A Perfect Cause
- Advocacy organization for disability and elder rights in America. Includes a comprehensive study of sexual offenders in nursing homes.
- http://www.aperfectcause.org/

Commitment to Care: A Plan for Long Term Care in Ontario
- Offers changes in monitoring nursing homes and public accountability such as unannounced inspections, a public website to report problems, and protection for whistle-blowers.
- http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ministry_reports/ltc_04/mohltc_report04.pdf

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes
- The California Attorney General discusses Operation Guardians, a unique multidisciplinary facility inspection program. Gives elder abuse prosecution data from 1994 to 2003.
- http://caag.state.ca.us/bmfea/elder.htm

Foundation Aiding The Elderly (FATE)
- Nonprofit organization helping patients who are victims of neglect or abuse in nursing homes. Includes consumer information on selecting a facility and filing a complaint.
- http://www.4fate.org/

Scott A. Sanok, Esq.
- Offers information on abuse in a nursing home setting and residents rights. Includes a series of news articles and streaming videos.
- http://www.nursinghomeabuselawyer.com/

Neglected to Death - STLtoday.com 2002 Report
- Comprehensive series of articles on preventable deaths in U.S. nursing homes by St. Louis Post Dispatch investigative reporters Andrew Schneider and Phillip O'Connor.
- http://www.stltoday.com/nursinghomes

Nursing Home Abuse Increasing - CBS News.com Reports
- These investigative reports discuss the high rate of abuse and neglect and review examples of corruption in the long term care industry.
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/07/30/national/main304038.shtml

Shortcomings in Efforts to Protect Residents from Abuse
- United States GAO testimony of Leslie Aronovitz before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate (March 2002).
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02448t.pdf

National Nursing Home Watch List
- For each state, list of nursing homes on the Watch List indicating severity of warning based on history of actual harm and immediate jeopardy.
- http://www.memberofthefamily.net/usmap.htm

Kansas Advocates for Better Care (KABC)
- This non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes offers comprehensive information for professionals and consumers.
- http://www.kabc.org/

National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
- NCCNHR offers publications, fact sheets, advocacy tips, federal laws and regulations focused on abuse/neglect prevention. Includes government policy and legal updates.
- http://www.nccnhr.org/

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
- History of past citations, complaints and deficiencies related to elder abuse and neglect for all California nursing homes. Also providing legal updates and attorney referrals.
- http://www.canhr.org/

The Coalition to Protect America's Elders
- Florida organization dedicated to nursing home reform to prevent elder abuse and neglect. Includes a list of Residents Rights.
- http://www.protectelders.org/