At-risk adults are individuals over 18 with disabling conditions or seniors who are victims of abuse, neglect or another mistreatment. Phone: Monday -Friday, 8 am β 4 pm, excluding holidays.
At-risk adults may have problems with their health and safety because they cannot care for themselves. At-risk adults may not be able to protect or care for themselves because they cannot understand or do not recognize there is a problem.
At-risk adults may be abused, neglected or taken advantage of by people they trust and rely on for care. What is abuse? Physical abuse is hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, burning, confining, or restraining an adult. Neglect is a lack of food, shelter, clothing, or care provided to an at-risk adult by a caregiver.
Self-neglect is the inability or unwillingness of an at-risk adult to care for herself or himself. The choice of lifestyle, by itself, does not indicate self-neglect. Phone: Monday -Friday, 8 am β 4 pm, excluding holidays Crisis Line: , after hours, weekends, holidays If it is an emergency or an urgent situation, please contact law enforcement at What Happens When You Report?
A caseworker may get more information about the reported abuse by calling or visiting the at-risk adult or other interested parties. A caseworker may help the adult get needed services that may solve the problem. The caseworker may provide you with helpful information. An at-risk adult has the right to refuse protective services.
