Citation

Bobitt J, Kuhne J, Carter J, Whittier Eliason S, Twomey M. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2018; 30(1): 93-101.

Affiliation

Office of Elder Justice & Adult Protective, Services , Administration for Community Living.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2017.1382414

PMID

28949812

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Policy; adult protective services; commentary; elder abuse