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What's New?

What Do You Do If You Suspect Something Is Wrong? Elder Abuse/Adults at Risk/Adult Protective Services Guide for IRIS Consultants published April 2012. This guide provides information and resources about how to protect vulnerable populations through awareness, appropriate identification, and reporting.

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Elder Abuse Numbered Memo with 2012 direct services allocations for county lead elder abuse agencies is now posted. The application deadline is December 14th. The memo also describes the final reporting process as well as a link to allowable costs under this statute.

Guardianship of Adults Handbook published June 2011. This handbook provides an overview of guardianship of adults in Wisconsin who meet the standards for a finding of incompetence, alternative ways of providing decision-making support, and ways to tailor guardianships to individual needs.


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And remember, join the ListServ by contacting 1-800-488-2596 ext 301 or e-mail.

 

Responding to Suspected Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

The responsibilities of the county elder adults/adults-at-risk agencies are summarized in DMHSAS Memo Series 2007-12. Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 46 (elder adults-at-risk), Chapter 54 (guardianships) and Chapter 55 (adults-at-risk and adult protective services) define adult protective systems in Wisconsin. The Chapter 55 Manual provides more information on the statutes governing adults-at-risk and adult protective services systems.

One of the new responsibilities outlined in Chapter 55 requires the adults-at-risk agency to complete a report form on its response to each reported case of suspected abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or self-neglect. The information is collected by the Department of Health Services (DHS) using a web-based application called the Wisconsin Incident Tracking System (WITS).

The Elder Adults/Adults-at-Risk and Adult Protective Services Systems memos are distributed electronically via a ListServ. Subscribe to the ListServ to receive notification when a new memo is released. Or, go to SafetyNetWorks and Numbered Memos to view all current publications.

If you have questions about policy or county elder adults/adults-at-risk agency operations, contact your adults-at-risk regional staff.

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Last Revised: April 16, 2013