Adult Protective Services can help.  County Adult Protective Services (APS) staff are the front line of defense for preventing elder financial abuse. APS social workers respond to calls from concerned family, friends, neighbors, doctors, and employees in financial institutions, who may have noticed signs that a senior is being abused. Staff follow up with the senior, provide information on resources in the county that can be of assistance and, if necessary, enlist the cooperation of law enforcement to intervene and help recover the person’s assets. In some counties, APS staff are part of multi-agency efforts to address elder abuse, such as Financial Abuse Specialist Teams (FAST) and Rapid Response Teams (RRT), which have decreased elder financial abuse while providing special support and immediate intervention to preserve assets and prevent further loss for seniors.

Below is a listing of resources that may be helpful to you.

Resource	Description	Website	Contact info
AARP	Retirement Services	www.aarp.org	888.687.2277 408.928.3860
Alzheimer's Assn	Support groups & information	www.alz.org
American Assn of Homes and Services for the Aging	Housing, long-term care tips, brochures	www.aahsa.org	202.783.2242
American Psychological Assn	Stress and depression	www.apa.org	800.374.2721
American Veterinary Medical Assn	Understanding pet loss, support line & grief counceling	www.avma.org/care4animals	847.925.8070
Assisted Living Federation of America	Consumer education & checklists	www.alfa.org	703.894.1805
Cailfornia Attorney General	Medi-Cal fraud & elder abuse	www.ag.ca.gov	800.722.0432
California Bar Assn	Estate planning, wills and trusts	www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar	seniors@calbar.gov
California Dept of Consumer Affairs	Cemetery & funeral programs	www.dca.ca.gov/cemetery	800.892.5210 emailcfb@dca.ca.gov
CareGuide Locator	housing options, financial & legal information, support groups	www.careguide.com	888.721.9797
Center for Living with Dying	Assistance with the dying	www.billwilsoncenter.org/thecentre	408.243.0222
Citizens Guide to Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse	Information booklet	http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/cens03/03-001.pdf
Community Health Resource Center	health care	www.caminohealth.org/hrc	650.934.7380
Council on Aging	Senior nutrition programs	www.aging.state.ca.us	800.510.2020 408.296.8290
El Camino Hospital	Health line	www.elcaminohospital.org	800.216.5556
Elder Care Locator	social & human services information	www.enoa.org/network/locator/html	800.677.1116
ElderCare Online	chats, guides, newsletters, articles	www.ec-online.net
Family Caregiver Alliance	Memory loss & brain injury	www.caregiver.org	415.434.5388
Growth House	End of life care	www.growthhouse.org	415.863.3045
Hospice of the Valley	Hospice services	www.hospiceofthevalley.org	408.559.5600 request@hospicevalley.org
Humane Society of the United States	Pets in wills	www.hsus.org	202.452.1100
Internal Revenue Service	Tax information	www.irs.ustreas.gov	800.829.1040
Kara Grief Support	Grief support	www.kara-grief.org	650.321.5272
Lockheed Martin Retirement Services Office	LM retiree information		866.562.2363
Lumetra	Federally funded health information company	www.lumetra.com	415.677.2000 info@lumetra.com
Medicare	Medical insurance	www.medicare.gov	800.medicare
Nursing Home Ombudsman	Nursing  home complaints	www.canhr.org/complaint	800.231.4024
Santa Clara County Adult Protective Services	Elder Abuse Reports		800.414.2002
Senior Fire & Fall Prevention Education	Fire & fall help	www.sjfd.org/pubed/seniors.htm	408.277.2878
Social Security Administration	Social Security questions	www.ssa.gov	800.772.1213
Visiting Nurse Assn	Home health care & hospice	www.vnaa.org	202.384.1420 vnaa@vnaa.org
Well Spouse Foundation	Support groups & chats	www.wellspouse.org	800.383.0879