Adult Protective
Services

Adult Protective Services, within the Senior and Disability Services, investigates alleged abuse and/or neglect of seniors and adults with disabilities. Mistreatment or neglect of a senior or adult with a disability may include:

• Physical violence;
• Financial exploitation;
• Neglect of care or abandonment;
• Emotional or verbal abuse;
• Sexual abuse or unwanted sexual contact;
• Harassment; or
• Self-neglect that leads to harm.

Further Reading

Consumer Reports, A Crying Shame
Cover story on elder abuse by financial exploitation, November 2015