See the sections below to best identify the type of financial abuse you would like to report. Then follow the steps to report. If you have questions about any of the information below, please contact us at 682-235-5354 or dhoffman@txelderjustice.org.
If you have an emergency or are in a life-threatening situation, call your local law enforcement agency or 911 immediately.
Abuse in Texas
If you suspect financial abuse of an older adult in Texas.
Report all instances to your local police.
Report all instances to Texas Adult Protective Services:
Texas Abuse Hotline:
1-800-252-5400
Texas Abuse Hotline Website
Abuse in a Nursing Home
If you suspect elder financial fraud of an older adult in a nursing home, assisted living facility, day activity and health services, home health, hospice agency or intermediate care facility in Texas.
Report all instances to your local police.
Report all instances to Texas Adult Protective Services:
Texas Abuse Hotline:
1-800-252-5400
Texas Abuse Hotline Website
Call 800-458-9858 to report suspected abuse to Texas Health and Human Services.
Abuse with Long-Term Care
If you suspect elder financial fraud of an older adult in a long-term care facility that receives Medicaid funding in Texas.
Report all instances to your local police.
Report all instances of any type of elder abuse, including financial exploitation, to Texas Adult Protective Services:
Texas Abuse Hotline:
1-800-252-5400
Texas Abuse Hotline Website
Call 800-252-8011 to report all instances to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
Abuse with Fraudulent Activity
If someone is using an older adult’s information to open new accounts or make purchases in Texas.
Report all instances to your local police.
Report all instances to Texas Adult Protective Services:
Texas Abuse Hotline:
1-800-252-5400
Texas Abuse Hotline Website
Report all instances to the Federal Trade Commission
Abuse with a Scam by a Company
If an older adult has been scammed by a company, an unwanted call or bad business practices.
Report all instances to your local police.
File a Consumer Complaint to the Texas Attorney General
Report what happened to the Federal Trade Commission
Report what happened to the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker
Abuse with a Scam by a Person
If an older adult has been scammed by a company or person online.
Report all instances to your local police.
File a Consumer Complaint to the Texas Attorney General
Report all instances to the FBI
Dana Hoffman
Coordinator, Texas Elder Justice Coalition
682-235-5354
PO Box 11481
Fort Worth, TX 76110
This is a Texas-focused coalition website. Information may not be accurate for other locations. This website is not to be substituted for legal advice. This disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with Texas, and any disputes relating to this disclaimer will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Fort Worth, Texas.
