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Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of America (biausa.org)

Drugs and Product Recalls

• FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (fda.gov)
• FDA MedWatch (fda.gov/medwatch)
• FDA Safety Announcements (fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm)
• Health Square (healthsquare.com) - a good starting point for prescription drugs
• MedicineNet (medicinenet.com) - provides easy to understand information on medications, diseases, conditions, and procedures; also features informative articles and a medical dictionary
• RxList (rxlist.com) - Rx drug search; gives generic names
• The Merck Publications Online (merck.com) - a collection of searchable medical manuals published by Merck
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (cpsc.gov)
• Disability Resources
• Disability Resources on the Internet (disabilityresources.org)
• United Cerebral Palsy (ucp.org)

Legal Dictionaries

• Law.com (dictionary.law.com)

Legal Search

• Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu) - federal and state resources
• THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet (thomas.loc.gov) - a site maintained by the Library of Congress that provides a wealth of information on current and historical issues before Congress

Medical Products

• FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (fda.gov/cdrh/consumer.gov/cdrh) - recalls, warnings, and the very latest information

Nursing Home Resources

South Carolina Department of Social Services: Adult Protective Services

South Carolina Bureau of Senior Services

Administration on Aging
Contains information on the Older American's Act, State Ombudsman Programs, and an expansive directory of Web sites on aging.

National Center on Elder Abuse
A national resource for elder rights, law enforcement and legal professionals, public policy leaders, researchers, and the public. The Center's mission is to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. It provides information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for members.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMC)
The federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. CMMC provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, and regulates nursing homes and other health care providers.

Families for Better Care
Non-profit citizen's advocacy group working to improve the quality of care and the quality of life provided in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

Community Alternatives to Nursing Homes
This organization fights so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.

Federal Citizen Information Center
Provides Medicare and Medicaid Publications, several of which address nursing home living.

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF)
This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guide contains information to help people find and compare nursing homes.

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform.
National advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. Works closely with State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, and operates National Ombudsman Resource Center.

Nursing Home Quality Initiative Comparison
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid releases quality measure information on all Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes.

ElderWeb
Research site for both professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long term care, and includes links to information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics.

MyZiva.Net
A free, objective and easy-to-use nursing home resource for prospective residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE)
Collection of elder abuse resources and materials. Located at the University of Delaware.

Other Legal Reference Links

• American Association for Justice - formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (www.justice.org)
• The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare (medicare.gov)
• U.S. Census Bureau (census.gov) - provides statistics on almost everything
  U.S. Supreme Court
• Supreme Court of the United States (supremecourtus.gov)
• Decisions Since 1990 (supct.law.cornell.edu) - Legal Information Institute (LII) of Cornell University
• Selective Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court (supct.law.cornell.edu) - LII
  Vehicle Safety
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (nhtsa.dot.gov)