Survey of State Adults Protective Services (APS) Programs
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Contents
- Background
- Administration and Organization of Adult Protective Services In Your State
- Types of Alleged Elder Abuse that Qualify for Adult Protective Services
- Population Served by Adult Protective Services
- Involvement of Criminal Justice Authorities in Elder Abuse Cases
- Provision of Adult Protective Services to the Elderly
- Statewide Data Collection and Management Systems for APS
- Information About Elderly Victims:
- Information About Alleged Perpetrators of Elder Abuse:
- Caseworkers for APS
- Public Awareness and Outreach
- Information and Technical Assistance
- Data on Reports Received
- Data on Cases Investigated
- Data on Cases Substantiated
- Data on Total Active Cases
- Funding for Adult Protective Services
- Challenges
- Complete Questionnaire
- Thank You
Background
1. Who is the primary person responsible for completing this questionnaire?
Name:
State:
Title:
Phone:
Email:
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Administration and Organization of Adult Protective Services In Your State
2. In your state, are adult protective services programs administered by the state or supervised by the state and administered locally?
Other:
3. Are adult protective services the responsibility of your state's unit on aging?
4. In your state, are any adult protective services programs contracted out to nongovernmental entities?
5. In your state, do each of the entities listed below directly provide adult protective services? (Check one box for each item.)
5a. One or more Area Agencies on Aging
5b. A region consisting of one or more groups of counties
5c. One or more individual counties
5d. Private non-profit or other entity (please specify below)
Private non-profit or other entity:
6. Does your state APS office monitor local compliance with any statewide policy governing adult protective services?
7. In your state, is there a central statewide telephone number for reporting suspected elder abuse?
8. In your state, which of the following best describes who is legally required to report suspected elder abuse?
| The state has specific categories of mandated reporters |
Everyone in the state is considered a mandated reporter |
The state has no mandated reporters |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 14 | 4 | 50 |
9. Are each of the groups listed below mandated reporters in your state - that is, individuals legally required to report suspected elder abuse? (Check one box for each item.)
9a. Physicians
9b. Home healthcare providers
9c. Mental health services providers
9d. Other types of healthcare providers
9e. Law enforcement authorities
9f. Judges
9g. Clergy
9h. Employees of financial institutions
9i. Other (please specify below)
Other types of mandated reporters:
Types of Alleged Elder Abuse that Qualify for Adult Protective Services
10. Does each type of alleged elder abuse listed below qualify for adult protective services in your state? (Check one box for each item.)
10a. Physical abuse
10b. Sexual abuse
10c. Emotional or psychological abuse
10d. Self-neglect
10e. Neglect (other than self)
10f. Financial exploitation
10g. Other (please specify below)
Other type of elder abuse:
11. In each case of alleged elder abuse listed below, do you provide adult protective services only when alleged perpetrators are in a "position of trust" in relation to victims? (Check one box for each item.)
11a. Physical abuse
11b. Sexual abuse
11c. Emotional or psychological abuse
11d. Self-neglect
11e. Neglect (other than self)
11f. Financial exploitation
11g. Other (please specify below)
Other type of elder abuse:
Population Served by Adult Protective Services
12. In your state, can only the elderly, or both elderly and at-risk adults, qualify for adult protective services?
13. According to your state laws or regulations, to qualify for adult protective services, must the elderly be...? (Check one box for each item.)
13a. Unable to perform activities of daily living?
13b. Unable to make responsible decisions for themselves?
13c. Dependent on another for their care?
13d. Other (please specify below)
Other:
14. According to your state laws or regulations, can the elderly qualify for adult protective services based on age alone?
15. In your state, what is the minimum age at which the elderly can qualify for adult protective services?
16. In your state, what is the minimum age at which at-risk adults can qualify for adult protective services? If APS does not serve at-risk adults in your state, please check the box labeled "Not Applicable."
Not applicable
17. In your state, does APS investigate allegations of elder abuse in each of the following settings? (Check one box for each item.)
17a. In the community
17b. In private facilities
17c. In public facilities
Involvement of Criminal Justice Authorities in Elder Abuse Cases
18. In your state, about what proportion of all substantiated elder abuse cases are referred to law enforcement authorities because of suspected criminal activity?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
19. In your state, of all substantiated elder abuse cases that are referred to law enforcement authorities, about what proportion are prosecuted?
| All or almost all |
Most |
About half |
Some |
Few, if any |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 49 |
20. In your state, when assistance from law enforcement is needed for investigations of elder abuse, about how often is this assistance provided?
| Always or almost always (80-100% of the time) |
Most of the time (60-79% of the time) |
About half the time (40-59% of the time) |
Sometimes (20-39% of the time) |
Rarely, if ever (0-19% of the time) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 49 |
21. In your state, to what extent does the support available from the criminal justice system help APS to effectively identify and investigate suspected financial exploitation of the elderly?
| To a very great extent |
To a great extent |
To a moderate extent |
To some extent |
To little or no extent |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 48 |
Provision of Adult Protective Services to the Elderly
22. Of all currently active elder abuse cases statewide, about what proportion, if any, involves a short-term emergency placement?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 50 |
23. In your state, how easy or difficult is it, in general, to find short-term emergency placements for the elderly?
| Very easy to find |
Generally easy to find |
Neither easy nor difficult to find |
Generally difficult to find |
Very difficult to find |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 50 |
24. About what proportion, if any, of all currently active elder abuse cases statewide are receiving continuing or long-term case management from APS, post-investigation?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 48 |
25. In your state, does APS have the authority to act as a guardian to elderly clients?
26. In your state, in about what proportion of all currently active elder abuse cases is APS the client's guardian?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
Statewide Data Collection and Management Systems for APS
27. In your state, is there an automated data collection and management system that contains information on individual elder abuse cases statewide?
28. Is this data collection and management system part of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)?
29. Does this data management system contain each type of information listed below? (Check one box for each item.)
Type of elder abuse(s) in the case
Case outcomes
Information About Elderly Victims:
Age
Race
Ethnicity
Sex
Information About Alleged Perpetrators of Elder Abuse:
Age
Race
Ethnicity
Sex
Relationship of alleged perpetrator to victim
Whether the alleged perpetrator is the victim's guardian
30. About what proportion, if any, of the adult protective services programs in your state has an automated data collection and management system that contains information on individual elder abuse cases?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
31. Does your state APS office aggregate any data on individual elder abuse cases collected by individual APS programs?
32. Please describe the challenges, if any, your state APS office faces in collecting or aggregating data on individual elder abuse cases statewide.
Caseworkers for APS
33. Currently, approximately how many full-time equivalents (FTEs) are dedicated to conducting casework for APS, statewide?
FTEs:
Statewide data on FTEs not available
34. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
35. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
36. In your state, about what proportion of APS caseworkers, if any, also works on child protective services cases?
| All or almost all (80 - 100%) |
Most (60 - 79%) |
About half (40 - 59%) |
Some (20 - 39%) |
Few, if any (0 - 19%) |
No basis to judge |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 47 |
37. In your state, have any APS caseworkers been subject to furloughs during the last year?
38. In your state, have there been any freezes on hiring APS caseworkers in the last year?
39. How sufficient or insufficient is the training provided to caseworkers on each of the following topics? (Check one box for each item.)
39a. Identifying financial exploitation of the elderly
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 48 |
39b. Identifying elder abuse
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 49 |
39c. Investigating financial exploitation of the elderly
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 47 |
39d. Investigating elder abuse
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 49 |
39e. Continuing case management of elderly clients
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 44 |
39f. Field safety
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 49 |
39g. Other training (please specify below)
| Very sufficient |
Generally sufficient | Generally insufficient | Very insufficient |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
Other training:
40. Of the training topics listed in question 39 above, which represents your greatest need? (Please enter the letter below.)
Most needed training topic:
Public Awareness and Outreach
41. In your state, what is the level of public awareness related to each of areas listed below? (Check one box for each item.)
41a. Indicators of elder abuse
41b. How to report suspected elder abuse
41c. What adult protective services has, and does not have, the authority to do
41d. Who is required to report suspected elder abuse
41e. Other areas (please specify below)
Other training:
42. Over the last year, about how much outreach, if any, was your state APS office able to conduct with each of the following groups? (Check one box for each item.)
42a. Law enforcement authorities in your state
| A very great deal |
A great deal |
A moderate amount | Some amount |
Little or no |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 49 |
42b. Prosecutors in your state
| A very great deal |
A great deal |
A moderate amount | Some amount |
Little or no |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
42c. Judges in your state
| A very great deal |
A great deal |
A moderate amount | Some amount |
Little or no |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 49 |
42d. Other groups in your state (please specify below)
| A very great deal |
A great deal |
A moderate amount | Some amount |
Little or no |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 34 |
Other groups:
Information and Technical Assistance
43. Would each of the types of information and assistance listed below be of value to your state's adult protective services program? (Check one box for each item.)
43a. Information on promising practices related to adult protective services
43b. Information about recent elder abuse research or projects
43c. Training materials on elder abuse
43d. Assistance for training APS caseworkers
43e. Technical assistance for developing elder abuse programs
43f. Elder abuse listserv
43g. Regular newsletter on elder abuse related topics
43h. Other (please specify below)
Other type of information and assistance:
44. Of the items listed above in question 43, which type of information and assistance would be of most value to your state? (Please enter the associated letter below.)
Type of information or assistance which would be of most value:
45. The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) was created to provide the types of information and assistance listed below. How useful has what NCEA has provided related to each of the following been to your state? (Check one box for each item.)
45a. Information on promising practices related to adult protective services
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 |
45b. Information about NCEA's research or pilot projects
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 49 |
45c. Information about other recent elder abuse research or projects
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 49 |
45d. Training materials on elder abuse
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 48 |
45e. Assistance for training APS caseworkers
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 47 |
45f. Technical assistance for developing elder abuse programs
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 49 |
45g. The NCEA listserv
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
45h. The NCEA Newsletter
| Of very great use |
Of great use |
Of moderate use |
Of some use |
Of little or no use |
No basis to judge | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
Data on Reports Received
46. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many reports of suspected elder and at-risk adult abuse - prior to any screening for eligibility - were received statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total reports of elder and at-risk adult abuse received in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 49)
47. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
48. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
49. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many reports of suspected elder abuse - prior to any screening for eligibility - were received statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total reports of elder abuse received in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 52)
50. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
51. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
Data on Cases Investigated
52. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many cases of elder and at-risk adult abuse were investigated statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total cases of elder and at-risk abuse investigated in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 55)
53. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
54. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
55. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many cases of elder abuse were investigated statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total cases of elder abuse investigated in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 58)
56. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
57. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
Data on Cases Substantiated
58. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many cases of elder and at-risk adult abuse were substantiated statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total cases of elder and at-risk abuse substantiated in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 61)
59. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
60. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
61. In state fiscal year 2009, about how many cases of elder abuse were substantiated statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total cases of elder abuse substantiated in FY 2009
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 64)
62. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
63. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
Data on Total Active Cases
64. Currently, about how many total active or open cases - including investigations, guardianships and cases managed post-investigation, if any - of elder and at-risk adult abuse are in the APS system statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total active elder and at-risk adult abuse cases
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 67)
65. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
66. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
67. Currently, about how many total active cases - including any investigations, ongoing cases and guardianship cases - of elder abuse are in the APS system statewide? (Enter number or check box)
Total active elder abuse cases
Can't determine
(Please proceed to Question 70)
68. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of this number?
69. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of this number.
70. What percent of your current caseload of elder and at-risk adult abuse is designated as each of the following types of abuse? Please note - percentages should total to 100%.
70a. Physical abuse
Percent
Can't determine
70b. Sexual abuse
Percent
Can't determine
70c. Emotional or psychological abuse
Percent
Can't determine
70d. Self-neglect
Percent
Can't determine
70e. Neglect (other than self)
Percent
Can't determine
70f. Financial exploitation
Percent
Can't determine
70g. Other type of abuse (please specify below)
Percent
Can't determine
Other type of abuse:
71. How much confidence do you have in the accuracy of these numbers?
72. If you answered "Moderate", "Some" or "Little or no" confidence, please describe your concerns about the accuracy of these numbers.
Funding for Adult Protective Services
73. In state fiscal year 2009, about how much funding was received from all sources for adult protective services statewide?
Total:
74. In state fiscal year 2009, how much of this funding came from each of the following sources?
74a. Department of Health and Human Services-Administration on Aging (AoA)/Older Americans Act (OAA)
Amount
74b. Department of Justice-Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Amount
74c. Department of Justice-Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC)
Amount
74d. Social Service Block Grant
Amount
74e. Medicaid Waiver
Amount
74f. Other Medicaid
Amount
74g. Local revenues
Amount
74h. State revenues
Amount
74i. Other federal funding source (please specify below)
Amount
74j. Other non-federal funding source (please specify below)
Amount
Other funding source:
75. Over the last 5 years, how has funding for adult protective services from each of the sources listed below changed, if at all? (Check one box for each item.)
75a. From federal sources
| Increased substantially | Generally increased |
Stayed the same |
Generally decreased |
Decreased substantially | Can't determine |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 50 |
75b. From state revenues
| Increased substantially | Generally increased |
Stayed the same |
Generally decreased |
Decreased substantially | Can't determine |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 50 |
75c. From local revenues
| Increased substantially | Generally increased |
Stayed the same |
Generally decreased |
Decreased substantially | Can't determine |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 49 |
75d. Total from all sources
| Increased substantially | Generally increased |
Stayed the same |
Generally decreased |
Decreased substantially | Can't determine |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 49 |
76. Please enter any comments you may have related to recent changes in funding levels for adult protective services.
Challenges
77. In your state, how much of a challenge, if any, does each of the following pose for addressing elder abuse? (Check one box for each item.)
77a. Compiling elder abuse case-level data statewide
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 50 |
77b. The public's awareness of how to prevent elder abuse
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
77c. The public's awareness of indicators of possible elder abuse
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
77d. The public's awareness of how to report suspected elder abuse
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
77e. APS's ability to retain experienced caseworkers
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
77f. APS's lack of authority to fill vacant caseworker positions
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
77g. Finding emergency placements for clients in elder abuse cases
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
77h. Issues related to continuing case management of elder abuse cases after investigations are completed
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
77i. The number of APS caseworkers available to handle elder abuse cases
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
77j. Size of elder abuse caseload
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
77k. Obtaining assistance from law enforcement in investigating alleged elder abuse
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
77l. APS's ability to conduct outreach with law enforcement
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
77m. The amount of training related to elder abuse APS is able to provide to caseworkers
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
77n. APS's responsibility to act as guardian in elder abuse cases
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 50 |
77o. The resources available to help identify and investigate financial exploitation of the elderly
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
77p. Total amount of funding APS receives from all sources
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
77q. The ability to monitor APS programs statewide
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 49 |
77r. Other (please specify below)
| A very great challenge |
A great challenge |
A moderate challenge | Somewhat of a challenge |
Little or no challenge |
Not applicable |
Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Other challenges:
78. For the challenges listed in question 77, please enter in order the letters of your state's top three challenges beginning with the one that is most significant.
First:
Second:
Third:
79. In your opinion, what role should the federal government play in addressing elder abuse?
80. In the space below, please enter any other comments you may have related to elder abuse or any of the topics covered in this questionnaire.
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