Phone Resources for Seniors
To report ELDER ABUSE:
In a private home:
Local Adult Protective Services. For referral call 800.510.2020.
In a licensed facility:
Local Ombudsman. For referral, call 800.231.4024.
At either type of location:
State Attorney General's elder abuse hotline: 800.436.3600.
For referrals to local SENIOR SERVICES:
California Department of Aging Hotline 800.510.2020.
National Eldercare Locator Service: 800.677.1116.
For LEGAL ASSISTANCE:
Senior Legal Hotline: 800.222.1753
State Bar-certified lawyer referral services, for local referrals 866.442.2529
For help dealing with DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233
California's "Safe at Home" Program: 877.322.5227
To investigate before you INVEST:
California Department of Corporations
Seniors Against Invest Fraud (SAIF): 866.ASK-CORP (275-2677)
To file a complaint on a LIVING TRUST "MILL":
Local district attorney's office
California Department of Insurance 800.927.HELP (4357)
To check CONTRACTORS' LICENSES:
Contractors State License Board: 800.321-2752
For information on HEALTH CARE OPTIONS:
Local HICAP advisor: 800.434.0222
Medicare: 800.633.4227
For information on RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES:
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform: 800.474.1116 (nursing homes, assisted living)
California Registry: 800.777.7575 (various living arrangements)
To file complaints or ask questions about HMOs:
Managed Health Care (HMO) Help Center: 888.466.2219
For help in continuing to LIVE INDEPENDENTLY:
State Independent Living Council for local referrals: 866.866.7452
For VETERANS' ASSISTANDCE:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: 800.827.1000
For assistance with SOCIAL SECURITY:
Social Security Administration (benefits status, referrals): 800.772.1213
For inquiries on CONSUMER ISSUES AND SCAMS:
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Info, complaints, license checks: 800.952.5210
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: 916.574.7870
Office of Privacy Protection: 866.785.9663
California Attorney General's Office, public inquiry line: 800.952.5225
To check out AN ATTORNEY:
The State Bar of California, complaints and license checks: 800.843.9053
To stop MARKETING CALLS, MAIL, AND EMAIL:
Do Not Call Registry: 888.382.1222
Stop Pre-approved Credit Offers: 888.567.8688
To order FREE CREDIT REPORTS (annually)
Phone: 877.322.8228
Online: www.annualcreditreport.com
To learn about LIFETIME PASSES to NATIONAL PARKS: 888.GOPARKS (467.2757)
The Law Offices of Julia P. Wald have no affiliation with any of the third-party organizations listed and do not make any representations or guarantees about the organizations or their advice. We acknowledge and appreciate the State Bar of California for their assistance in creating this list.