Helpful Links & Resources
On the page below you can find links that can be of use to every person at critical moments in their lives. Following an incident, it’s important to gather as much information as you can. The Internet is an increasingly important resource in this search, and the sites below are referenced regularly by those facing similiar situations as yourself. If you don’t find the answers here, you may contact us for answers to more complex questions or questions specific to your case. The initial consultation is free.
Restraints in Nursing Homes
- FDA's Guide to Bedrails
- New Rule on Patient Rights Limiting Restraints
- Regulations Restricting the Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes
- Untie The Elderly
Medication Errors
- Analysis of Mortalities Associated with Medication Errors
- FDA Report - Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors
- Institute of Medicine Report on Medication Errors
Pressure Sores
- American Academy of Wound Management
- American Professional Wound Care Association
- E-medicine: Pressure Ulcers, Non-surgical treatment and Principles
- Encyclopedia of Surgery: Bedsores
- European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
- National Decubitis Foundation
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel - Revised Staging
- University of Virginia - Bed Sore Information
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- AARP Article on Selecting a Nursing Home
- AARP Article on Selecting a Nursing Home
- Citizens' Committee to Protect the Elderly
- Compare Nursing Homes
- Fact Sheet: Abuse and Neglect
- Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008
- National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
- Nursing Home Reform Act - AARP Fact Sheet
- TLC 4 Long Term Care
- Virginia Department of Health: Complaint Form
- Virginia Department of Health: Long Term Care
- Virginia Nursing Home Regulations
Nursing Home Slip and Fall Injuries
Adult Homes
- Assisted Living Facility inspection reports
- Consumer Consortium of Assisted Living
- Reporting Elder Abuse and Neglect to the Department of Social Services
- Rights and Responsibilities of Residents of Assisted Living Facilities
- Standards and Regulations for Assisted Living Facilities
- Virginia State Bar's Senior Lawyer's Conference: Assisted Living Facilities in Virginia
General
- Administration on Aging
- Aging with Dignity
- American Association of Retired Persons
- American Society on Aging
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Elder Abuse Awareness
- First Gov for Seniors
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- National Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
- National Committee on the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- National Council on Aging
- People Over Profit
- Senate Testimony on Elder Abuse in Long Term Care
- The Importance of Knowing a Nursing Facility's Emergency Evacuation Plan
- US Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Virginia Board of Long Term Care Administrators
- Virginia Elder Rights Coalition
- Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. - Medical Malpractice and Defective Products
- Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home