Resources

Alzheimers Association (www.alznorcal.org)
1-800-272-3900

Area 4 Agency on Aging (www.a4aa.com)
2260 Park Towne Circle #100
Sacramento, CA 95825
1-916-486-1876

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (www.canhr.org)
1-800-474-1116 (Consumer Line) (www.nursinghomeguide.org)

California Attorney Generals Office (www.ag.ca.gov)
1-800-952-5225 (Public Inquiry)
1-888-880-0240 (Identity Theft Victims Facing Criminal Charges)
1-916-445-2021 (Charitable Trust Registration)
1-800-722-0432 (Medi-Cal Provider Fraud, Elder Abuse In Care Facility)
1-888-436-3600 (Elder Abuse Reporting Hotline)

California Department of Aging (www.aging.ca.gov)
1-800-510-2020 (Referrals To Local Area Agencies On Aging And HICAP)

California Department of Consumer Affairs (www.dca.ca.gov)
1-800-952-5210 (Public Inquiries, Consumer Complaints, License Checks)
1-866-785-9663 (Office Of Privacy Protection- (www.privacy.ca.gov)
1-916-574-7870 (Cemetery and Funeral Bureau- (www.cfb.ca.gov)

California Department of Corporations (www.corp.ca.gov)
1-866-ASK-CORP (275-2677) (Information And License Checks)
(Seniors Against Investment Fraud (SAIF))

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
(www.dfeh.ca.gov)
1-800-884-1684 (Employment Discrimination Complaints)
1-800-233-3212 (Housing Discrimination Complaints)

California Department of Health Services (www.dhs.ca.gov)
1-800-236-9747 (Licensing And Certification Information)
1-866-447-4518 (Nursing Home Resident Rights)

California Department of Insurance (www.insurance.ca.gov)
1-800-927-HELP (927-4357) (Insurance Claims Problems, Scams)

California Department of Managed Care (www.hmohelp.ca.gov)
1-888-HMO-2219 (466-2219) (Questions, Complaints About HMOs)

California Department of Social Services (www.cdss.ca.gov)
www.ccld.ca.gov (Local Contact Information, Licensed Facilities Search)

California Medical Board (www.medbd.ca.gov)
1-800-633-2322 (Complaints Regarding Physicians)

California Registry (www.calregistry.com)
1-800-777-7575 (Information On Various Living Arrangements For Seniors)

California State Controllers Office (www.sco.ca.gov)
1-800-992-4647 (Unclaimed Property-Www.Searchthevault.Com)
1-800-952-5661 (Applications For Property Tax Postponement)
1-916-445-6321 (Information On Estate And Gift Taxes)

Contactors State License Board (www.cslb.ca.gov)
1-800-321-2752 (License Checks, Publication Requests)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (www.fdic.gov)
1-877-275-3342 (Information And Publications)

Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov / www.consumer.gov/idthef )
1-877-438-4338 (Hotline For Identity Theft Complaints, ID Theft Affidavits)
1-877-382-4357 (Information And Consumer Complaints)

Franchise Tax Board (www.ftb.ca.gov)
1-800-338-0505 (Taxpayer Help, Homeowner And Renter Assistance Program)

Internal Revenue Service (www.irs.gov)
1-800-829-1040 (Tax Information)

Medicare (www.medicare.gov)
1-800-633-4227 (Information, Provider Fraud, Approved Nursing Homes)
1-877-772-3379 (Part D Fraud, Waste Or Abuse Hotline)

Mobile Home Ombudsman (www.hcd.ca.gov)
1-800-952-5275 (Information)

National Fraud Information Center (www.fraud.org)
1-800-876-7060 (Report Telemarketing And Internet Fraud, Information)

Railroad Retirement Board (www.rrb.gov)
1-800-808-0772 (Referrals To Local Offices)

Senior Legal Hotline (www.seniorlegalhotline.org)
1-800-222-1753 (Legal Advice For Seniors)
1-916-551-2140 (Sacramento Residents)

Social Security Administration (www.socialsecurity.gov)
1-800-772-1213 (Earnings/Benefits Status, Referrals To Local Offices)
1-800-269-0271 (Social Security Fraud, Waste And Abuse Hotline)

The State Bar of California (www.calbar.ca.gov)
1-800-843-9053 (License Checks, Complaints Regarding Attorney Conduct)
1-888-460-7364 (Senior Information Hotline)
pamphlets@calbar.ca.gov (To Order Pamphlets Or Request Order Form)
Seniors@calbar.ca.gov (To Order More Copies Of Seniors and the Law)
1-888-875 LAWS (5297) (Information On Ordering Publications By Mail)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (www.hud.gov)
1-800-569-4287 (Referral To Housing Counseling Agencies)
1-800-877-0246 (Housing Discrimination: Information, Complaint Filing)

U.S Department of Veteran Affairs (www.va.gov)
1-800-827-1000 (Information, Location Of Nearest Office)

U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (www.eeoc.gov)
1-800-669-4000 (Information, Employment Discrimination Complaints)