Building the adult protective services system of tomorrow: The role of the APS national voluntary consensus guidelines. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bobitt, Julie; Kuhne, Jamie; Carter, Julie; Whittier Eliason, Stephanie; Twomey, Mary
• Is Part Of: Journal of elder abuse & neglect. Volume 30:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 93
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Policy -- adult protective services -- commentary -- elder abuse; Elder Abuse -- Periodicals; Older people -- Abuse of -- United States -- Periodicals; Social work with older people -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.682
• DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2017.1382414
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-6566

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In 2015, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) established the first federal "home" for Adult Protective Services (APS). This leadership has included working collaboratively with state Adult Protective Service systems to ensure that older adults and adults with disabilities are afforded the same protections against abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation regardless of where in the country they live. As part of that leadership, ACL created draft Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State APS Systems. ACL undertook a process of public and stakeholder engagement and analyzed the resulting comments to improve upon the initial draft of the draft to arrive at the final version. This article examines the comments, including the concerns raised by the commenters about specific areas of the Guidelines, areas identified for future research, and reflections and opinions on the role of the federal government in guiding the development of the field of adult protection.