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Senior Crimestoppers Provides Crime
Prevention and Awareness for Senior
Residents and Staff
O
ur sole mission is to promote secure senior living in nursing homes, HUD communities,
state Veterans homes, assisted living communities and independent living communities
to provide an enhanced quality of life for the residents and staff.
The program is a nationally-acclaimed crime prevention program safeguarding senior housing
residents, along with their family members and facility staff, against theft, abuse, neglect,
financial exploitation and other crimes and unethical actions.
“Senior Crimestoppers is a way for an administrator to further enhance the lives of the
residents they serve. They all work very hard to provide safe, secure, comfortable living
environments and their desire to implement the program is just one more example of this.
Implementing this program does not mean that the facility currently
has a crime problem, but that the administrator is proactively
“... I see this program as a benefit that sets
finding a way to keep problems from occurring in the future,” said
Terry Rooker, president of Senior Crimestoppers.
us apart of other facilities and we use the
marketing materials they give us in all of our
family packets to let the public see that we take
our residents safety and security seriously,”
— Joon Salter, administrator
Louisiana War Veterans Home, Jackson, LA
Senior Crimestoppers program utilizes proven components to help
provide safe, crime-free facilities for senior housing residents to
reduce the incidence and severity of theft, abuse and neglect, while
enhancing the quality of life in senior living environments, HUD
communities and Veterans homes.
Program results demonstrate a 94 percent crime incident reduction
rate since inception.
“My experience with Senior Crimestoppers has been fantastic. It is a great benefit for the
residents and provides the families peace of mind that their loved ones are being taken care of
and their valuables are secure in the lockboxes provided as part of the program. The program
is easy to use and the support team is always there to help you. I see this program as a benefit
that sets us apart from other facilities and we use the marketing materials they give us in all of
our family packets to let the public see that we take our residents safety and security seriously,”
said Joon Salter, administrator of the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, LA.
The program is a turn-key solution that empowers facility owners and management to partner
with Senior Crimestoppers in proactively reducing crime in their communities.
Benefits include:
• Liability and litigation event reduction;
• Positive community/media exposure;
• Enhanced risk management and assistance with regulatory compliance;
• Potential for stabilized or reduced insurance premiums.
Any senior housing facility may participate in Senior Crimestoppers. Organizations with 51
percent or more Medicaid certified residents or 51 percent or more low- to moderate-income
residents may have all their programming sponsored by a local bank. If your facility
doesn’t qualify for this option, then the facility can pay a nominal fee per bed for the
program. Any facilities without the previously mentioned qualifications or those
waiting on bank sponsorship, may pay directly for the Senior Crimestoppers
program and do not need to meet a Medicaid or the income quota.
(See Senior Crimestoppers on page 14)
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Adviser a publication of LeadingAge New York | Fall 2016