Adult Protective Services APS are available to assist older adults age 60 and above and adults-at-risk age who have been abused, neglected, or exploited. Adult Protective Service Workers receive, respond, and investigate reports of alleged abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
The purpose of assessing and investigating reports is to ensure the safety, protection, and wellbeing of vulnerable adults and to determine if abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation occurred.
Adults sometimes live or behave in ways that are unhealthy or unsafe. These behaviors may pose a danger to the individual or to others. Adults who are competent have the right to refuse investigation and any recommended services regardless of the opinion of professionals, family, friends, and others. Adults have the right to make decisions that do not conform with societal norms as long as these decisions do not harm others.
These interventions may result in a healthier and safer existence for the individual and other citizens. Respect Your Elders. Report Elder Abuse in Wisconsin. Administration for Community Living. Adult Protective Services.
Adult Protective Services Purpose: Adult Protective Services APS are available to assist older adults age 60 and above and adults-at-risk age who have been abused, neglected, or exploited.
