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Provides crisis intervention services for older adults who may be victims, or potential victims, of elder abuse, abandonment, exploitation and neglect.

Pennsylvania 211

Agency staff are available 24 hours a day to receive reports, investigate and take necessary actions regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment for people age 60 and over.

Pennsylvania 211

Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, abandonment, or other situations that put an individual, or their finances, at imminent risk. Provides protective services to assure safety.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services to older adults who are at imminent risk of physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, exploitation, or neglect. Those calling to report elder abuse need not give their name to the agency.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services which include: A) Legal consultation B) Police protection C) Counseling D) Health care treatment E) Emergency services F) Financial management and in-home services The type of service rendered depends upon the immediate needs of the client. The reporter can remain anonymous.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides resources and support to prevent, detect, reduce or eliminate self neglect, neglect by a caregiver, physical, sexual or psychological abuse or financial exploitation.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services to older adults who are at imminent risk of physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, exploitation, or neglect. Those calling to report elder abuse need not give their name to the agency.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides local services, act as advocates, and generally assists older citizens to remain active in their communities. They operate under guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Services include:

• Senior Centers and other activities
• Legal Assistance
• Benefit Counseling/Assistance with applications
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Ombudsman Services
• Level of Care Assessment
• Transportation
• Provides Caregiver Support Program
• Provides daily hands-on care
• Protective Services for older adults to investigate reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment and services to reduce risk for incapacitated persons.
• Senior Farmer's Market Program distributes free vouchers for residents age 60 or older that meet income guidelines

Core services offered after a clinical evaluation:

• In-home services
• In-home meals
• Care/Case management
• Consumer reimbursement
• Adult Day Care
• Personal Emergency Response System
• Personal Care services

Information and referr

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services to adults who have a physical or mental disabilities. Anyone who suspects that an adult is the victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment should call the statewide protective services hotline.

Pennsylvania 211

Protects individuals from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by investigating and providing or arranging services necessary to alleviate or prevent further abuse.

Pennsylvania 211

Abuse reports can be made on behalf of an older adult whether the person lives in their home or in a care facility such as a nursing facility, personal care home, hospital, etc. The reporters may remain anonymous and have legal protection from retaliation, discrimination, and civil or criminal prosecution. Common signs and symptoms of abuse may include Isolation, Weight loss, Bruises or broken bones, Increased confusion, Unusual withdrawals from any account, and Signing over one’s home to another.

Pennsylvania 211

Investigates reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), abandonment and financial exploitation. Also provides assistance to alleviate the risk of harm.

Pennsylvania 211

Protective Services available for residents of Lebanon County who are 60 years old or older. Protective Service referrals for residents under age 60 will be sent to the Under 60 Protective Service agency. Ombudsman services available for residents of Lebanon County who reside in an Assisted Living Facility, Personal Care Home or Nursing Home.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides older adult protective services. Reports of suspected elder abuse can be made 24/7. Abuse can come in different forms:

• Physical abuse
• Emotional abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Financial exploitation
• Neglect
• Abandonment

Pennsylvania 211

Program that provides investigation and intervention services to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect and/or exploitation.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services for older adults. Offers frequent home visits; also initiates and conducts investigations.

Pennsylvania 211

Offers 24 hour, on-call staff members who provide emergency service in situations of actual or threatened abuse, and are trained to detect, reduce, and eliminate abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of older adults.

Pennsylvania 211

Investigation of elder abuse complaints. Intervention by intensive caseworkers to older adults who are at imminent risk due to abandonment, neglect, abuse or exploitation.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides protective services to the older adult population whom are at imminent risk of danger. The Office of Aging has the ability to accept Reports of Abuse, to investigate these reports; to assess the needs of clients at risk. The goal is to develop and coordinate the implementation of services designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of danger to the client’s person or property.

Pennsylvania 211

Accepts reports and investigates suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of persons 60 years of age or older.

Pennsylvania 211

Helps seniors access the supports they need.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides resources and support to prevent, detect, reduce, or eliminate self-neglect, neglect by a caregiver, or the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, or abandonment of older adults. If an older adult is in immediate danger, call 911.

Pennsylvania 211

Provides resources and support to prevent, detect, reduce, or eliminate self neglect, neglect by a caregiver, physical, sexual and/or psychological abuse or financial exploitation of older adults.

Pennsylvania 211

Area Agencies on Aging provides local services, act as advocates, and generally assist older citizens to remain active in their communities. They operate under guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Services include:

• Advocacy - Support and representation, administratively and legislatively, for the needs of older adults as a group or individually.
• PA MEDI - assistance with health insurance benefit concerns, appeals, benefit applications.
• Employment Services - subsidized employment for training purposes. Available to low income persons age 55 and older.
• Information and Referral - answers to questions on the availability of services and programs for older adults.
• Legal Services - provided in non-fee generating cases via a contract with North Penn Legal Services, Inc.
• Nursing Home Transition - Information about availability of long term care in a variety of settings - in the home, or in assisted living, and planning/coordination in making a move to an alternate setting including arranging for necessary services, for current residents of nursing homes.
• Ombudsman - receives, investigates and assists in resolving complaints about quality of long term care.

Provides information on long term care issues.

• Protective Services - activities, resources and supports to prevent or intervene in abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment cases.
• Specialized Transportation - limited availability of rides to medical appointments and social service agencies.
• Care Management - casework services for assessment and care planning, and authorization of the following:
• Adult Day Care - caregiving in an organized setting for less than a 24 hour day. Excellent for caregiver respite.
• Emergency Energy Assistance - bill payment or provision of fuel to avoid utility shut off or lack of fuel in crisis situations.
• Caregiver Support Program - educational services and financial assistance to family care providers.
• Home Delivered Meals - hot/cold meals delivered to maintain necessary nutrition.
• Home Health Care - skilled nursing, therapy and aide services.
• Nursing Home Respite Services - respite for overnight absences of caregivers.
• Personal Care - in-home help with bathing and other personal hygiene, laundry, shopping and meal preparation.
• Pre-Admission Assessment - level of care determination for those considering admission to a long term care facility.
• Waiver Services - Medicaid-funded in-home services of the types listed above, and more, to maintain nursing-home eligible older adults in their homes.
• Senior Farmer Market Nutrition Program - provides food vouchers for residents 60 years old who meet income guidelines

Information and referral service provides information on the availability of services and programs for older adults. Services may be delivered directly, purchased from a community agency, or available through a cooperative agreement.

Pennsylvania 211

Investigates reports of abuse to seniors.

Pennsylvania 211