DRN Advocates for Adult Protective Services System In more than 40 states, adult protective service, or APS, systems have authority to investigate and offer protective services to individuals with ...

Before the pandemic, around 1 in 10 older adults in the U.S. experienced elder mistreatment. In 2020, this number doubled to 1 in 5—a nearly 84% increase. Since APS agencies do not receive dedicated ...

Indiana's Adult Protective Services will be handled by a private consulting group starting July 1 because of state funding issues. County prosecutors, who previously oversaw the program, express ...

Before the pandemic, around 1 in 10 older adults in the U.S. experienced elder mistreatment. In 2020, this number doubled to 1 in 5 – a nearly 84% increase. Mistreatment comes in many forms, including ...