Are there any good elder abuse charities to donate to that protect defenseless nursing home residents?

You could consider funding someone to research and write a book about ‘How to pick a bad Nursing home’ or a catchier headline. The writer could research a range of problems, and a good book could be very saleable. It could help a lot of people, and potentially stir up the sector and also the government agencies that regulate them. Just another way to skin the cat!

Going back many years, Jessica Mitford wrote 'The American Way of Death' about funeral homes, and it had world wide influence for many years (including my mother's funeral wishes years later). Perhaps you could finance something similar.

If you want to make it less likely that this will happen to others, put the money into training, education, and awareness campaigns.

I'm very sorry for what happened to your parent.

I like Geaton’s advice. I echo her sentiments on commending you for being charitable. You have a beautiful heart. Your loved one would be proud of you.

I want to offer my sincere condolences for your loss. May your loved one Rest In Peace.

I sincerely hope that you can find peace after such an unsettling experience.

Can you please provide a summary of your experience that lead up to your lawsuit?

In doing some online searching I am really only finding orgs that deal with in-home abuse/neglect and not facility-base. I guess it comes down to what you define as "protect" and at what point? Right now the layers are: PoAs/guardians; ombudsmen; lawyers; and inside whistleblowers. I don't know how you would stop the abuse/neglect from happening in the first place if the PoAs/guardians aren't keeping an eye on their charges. Essential workers within the facility that are seeing problems would logically be the next in line to alert someone to problems. So, maybe an anonymous hotline for them that then turns the info over to some authority upon which they can act? Isn't there already a system of inspection that NHs must pass? (I don't know the answer to that). By time ombudsmen and lawyers get involved the abuse/neglect is already well under way, so intervention must occur earlier. Maybe you can start by asking an ombudsman or elder law attorney that specializes in abuse as you'd think they know of orgs or at least have some helpful insights. Maybe even talk to social workers.

If you go to www.charitynavigator.org and search "elder abuse" or "senior" or just "elder" many organizations will come up. This website provides information and ratings for these non-profits. If there are no ratings be very cautious about donating.

Your funds may go further if you donate to a local, county or state program rather than trying to find a national one. You can consider donating to your local senior center to fund an annual educational seminar on what to look for when seniors and their LOs are researching facilities, how to spot abuse, etc. Prevention through education may be more helpful and funds better spent.

Depending on the amount of the settlement you could create a legal aid fund for low-income litigants;

Look into how ombudsmen for nursing homes are funded and see if you can support more positions so that more can be available to pursue complaints;

Very happy for your success is prosecuting your case and admire your generosity in giving back to help others!