Elder Abuse Prevention Background

This information and Resource Guide, originally compiled by the East Bay Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention, has been revised and updated with the assistance of Adult Protective Services, Legal Assitance for Seniors, and Ombudsman, Inc. It was provided in a brochure format through a Title III G grant from Alameda County Department on Aging and is being brought to you in electronic format by Jennifer. Adult Protective Services The Adult Protective Services Unit of the County Department of Social Services investigates complaints on behalf of persons residing in private homes. A social worker makes a complete assessment by a home visit. (510)639-1365 East Bay Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention Established in 1984, renamed Elder Abuse Prevention in 1995. EAP is a coalition of more than 150 public and private agencies and individuals in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Its mission is to coordinate, improve, and develop services which prevent and resolve the problems of elder abuse and promote greater cooperation within the service system. EAP provides training and technical assitance, multi-disciplinary consultation, information, and referral. (510)233-3427

Legal Assitance for Seniors The mission of LAS is to assure the well-being of seniors by protecting, defending, and advocating for the legal rights and benefits to which they are entitled. It is the only legal services program in Alameda County which serves an exclusively elderly population. LAS has provided legal advice, counsel, representation, and education to thousands of county residents aged 60 years and over since it was established in 1976. (510)832-3040 Ombudsman, Inc. Ombudsman, Inc. was established in 1978 with the purpose of providing protection for individuals in long-term care facilities and involving the community actively in improving the quality of life and care in facilities. This is achieved through: receiving and resolving complaints by working with residents, their family members, their friends, the regulator authorities, as well as the institutions, providing public education on long-term care and alternatives, counseling famlies and providing information and referral to individuals who are in the process of selecting institutional long-term care or alternatives. (510)465-1065

Elder Abuse Prevention

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