Abbreviations
APS: Adult Protective Services
EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
LTC Ombudsman: Long Term Care Ombudsman
NCEA: National Center on Elder Abuse

Materials to Review

Legal Assistance

• Age Discrimination (EEOC)
• AoA-funded National Legal Resource Centers (Scroll down to bottom of page)
• Elder Law Comes of Age (National Elder Law Foundation)
• Facts About Law & the Elderly (American Bar Association)
• Guardianship & Alternatives (The Center for Social Gerontology)
• National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children (Generations United)
• Grandparent Visitation Rights (AARP)
• Legal Services for the Elderly

Consumer Protection

• Aging Information Notes: Consumer Protection and the Elderly

Elder Abuse Prevention

• Adult Protective Services (APS) State Links
• Elder Abuse and Neglect (AoA)
• FAQs about Elder Abuse (National Center on Elder Abuse)
• Medicare Fraud

Long Term Care Ombudsman

• LTC Ombudsman Program (AoA) (See also Long Term Care/Nursing Homes)

Additional Online Resources
Directories

• First Gov for Seniors: Consumer Protection
• Directory of Elder Law Attorneys
• Directory of State LTC Ombudsmen
• Legal Guide for Older Americans (ABA)
• Senior Legal Hotline Directory (AoA)
• Legal Services Corporation Legal Service Locator
• Nursing Home Compare
• How to Report Medicare Fraud and Abuse
• Victims of Crime Toll-free Numbers (DOJ)
• State Elder Abuse Hotlines (National Center on Elder Abuse)
• State Legal Services Developers

Government

• Legal Services Corporation
• US Administration on Aging
• US Department of Justice (DOJ)

Organizations

• American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
• National Center on Elder Abuse
• National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)