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Senior Crimestoppers
Working Together to
Create a Safer Living Environment
The
The Senior
Senior Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers Program
Program
Helps Protect Everyone
Helps Protect Everyone
Our mission is to deliver crime prevention services to ensure that a zero
tolerance towards crime exists and is vigilantly maintained for the residents,
staff management, board members, and visitors in our nation’s senior
housing and Veteran’s communities which contributes to the improvement
of a resident’s overall quality of life.
Incidents of all types affecting anyone on the grounds of the community,
regardless of severity and nature, are covered under the Senior Crimestoppers
program umbrella. Incidents can include, but are not limited to, abuse,
neglect, fraud, theft, vandalism, sub-standard care, and any type of
unethical behavior.
Senior Crimestoppers
The Senior Crimestoppers Program
Provides the Right Tools
The Senior Crimestoppers Program employs proven components to help
provide safe, crime free facilities for senior housing residents. The primary
components of Senior Crimestoppers include:
Tips Line, Cash Rewards,
Guaranteed Anonymity
• Available 24 hours a day/365 days a year
• Rewards posted on each incident
reported up to $1,000
• Cash and anonymity overcomes the
issues of fear and apathy
• Outlet for gaining information previously
unknown to management
• Cash reward of $500 for information
on Worker’s Compensation Fraud cases
Personal Lock Boxes for Residents
Solves the number one problem with senior • Constant Daily Reminder – reminds all that
housing – theft, loss, or misplacement of see it of the program’s existence
personal property. • Reduces Liability – protection against
Three functions of the personal lock box: lawsuits and reduction of expenses caused
by replacement of personal items
• Security – a safe place to store and lock
personal belongings
Continuing Education
• In-service training video for
management, staff, family
members and visitors
• Employee Oath Sheets
• Membership Charter Plaque
• Durable Indoor, Outdoor and Yard
Signage to be used at all entrances
and high traffic areas
• Continual Reinforcement of
“Zero Tolerance” Policy
Corporate Compliance
Provides a tipsline, a major component of
an effective corporate compliance policy,
that can be accessed from any location
for the effective distribution of information
24 hours a day/365 days a year
The Seniors Crimestoppers Program
Brings Real Results
Our mission is to help you provide safe and secure living environments
for your senior housing residents through the operation of this nationally-
acclaimed crime prevention program. The program results
show that it works effectively to reduce incident rates which create a safe
and more secure living environment for your residents and all those who
work in or visit this senior community.
Senior Crimestoppers Program Results
We Proudly Report a
94%
Reduction in Crime
Senior Crimestoppers Program Benefits
n Reduction in number and severity n Liability reduction
of crime incidents n Effective risk management tool
n Improves quality of life for n Positive awareness from survey teams
residents and positively impacts and state examiners
staff morale
n Marketing tool sets facility apart
n Anonymous information conduit from others and increases positive
to aid facilities with corporate community and media exposure
compliance of state and federal
n Cash reward of $500 for information
mandates
on Worker’s Compensation Fraud cases
A win-win decision for everybody
“Senior Crimestoppers is a positive, pro-active program because it assures
long-term care residents, their families, and staff that the facility maintains
a zero tolerance crime policy. That assurance provides peace of mind and a
better quality of life to all those who live and work where the program is
installed. Senior Crimestoppers is the only program of its kind, either public
or private, that exists for the good of a common cause; the safety and security
of our nation’s elderly living in nursing facilities, assisted living facilities,
HUD communities, and our nation’s Veterans homes.”
– Joe Donchess, Executive Director, Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Senior Crimestoppers
Hear What People Are Saying
About Senior Crimestoppers
“If you ask me why should we implement the Senior Crimestoppers
program, my question to you is why not? I think it’s imperative
Information swered
to have this program with senior
in every two simple
living words: fear
facility helping
is the key to
emphasize and apathy.
the importance of a zero tolerance policy to crime
solving and Everyone is appreciative that we have something
of any kind.
preventing People are fearful to “get involved”
in place that gives them peace of mind, and it’s positively
problems and provide
reflected ininour state exams.” information, even if it is
any– facility. the “right thing to do.” The fear is in
Hedy Ciocci, Administrator, The Self Help Home, Chicago, IL
This infor- being retaliated against by the offending
mation, however, is difficult to obtain. or has
“My experience with Senior Crimestoppers
guilty
been
Often, management feelsbenefit
as if itfor party. In
is the residents, the
fantastic. It is a great addition,
searching
familyin the darkand
members when tryingand
the staff, to provide families
uncover information to address issues no one
peace of mind to know that their loved ones
wantsarehis
that taken
occasionally arise.
care of, and Thevaluables
their most logi- are secure in the
cal place for management to search or her
lockboxes provided as a part of the program. The
for information is the staff, family name as-
program is very easy to use, and andthe suport team is
residents of a senior housing
always there to help you. I see Senior Crimestoppers
sociated in
community. These
as a benefit thatgroups are right
sets us apart.
any way,
Program materials are
thereprovided
and oftenso wehave first-hand
include shape or packets to let the public see that
brochures in our marketing
knowledge concerning occurrences
we take our residents safety and security formseriously.”
very with a negative situation. Hu-
that take place. Why then, is Salter,
– Jon
manLouisiana
this Administrator, nature War
is toVeterans
ignoreHome,
or become
Jackson, LA
information so difficult to attain? This apathetic about these circumstances.
ques- tion After all, what is the motivation to
“Having associate
the Senioryour name withprogram
Crimestoppers something
in your
can best
facility isnegative?
a win-win because it gives the residents a
be an-
feeling that they are being taken care of. After the
installation of the program, our residents were pleased
and appreciative that we would implement something
like this for them. We did not get this program because
we have a crime problem, it is because we want to
prevent crime from ever taking hold here.”
– Lynn Kahlenberg, Property Manager, St. Luke’s Place Apartments, Baltimore, MD;
one of the Catholic Charities Senior Communities
“Not only does the Senior Crimestoppers program
provide peace of mind and confidence for the residents;
but it also benefits the staff. When you care for
vulnerable people it makes the care-taker vulnerable
as well. I think the staff has a greater measure of
confidence knowing that tools are in place so they
can be protected and the staff that might make bad
choices can be dealt with more effectively. I have seen
positive experiences as a result of this program.”
– Ray Dickison, Executive Director, Christian Health Center, Louisville, KY
Senior Crimestoppers
For more information, visit our website at
www.SeniorCrimestoppers.org
5100 Poplar Ave., Ste. 711 • Memphis, TN 38137
800-529-9096 Fax: 901-529-4788
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