DHS Survey on COVID-19 and Impacts on Vulnerable Adult Protective Services

Please complete the following survey by end of business Friday, 3/20/2020, or as soon as possible.

The intent of this survey is to gather feedback from local APS supervisors on strategies being used to assess and respond to needs of vulnerable adults associated with reports of suspected maltreatment and notifications for emergency adult protective services.

APS responsibility balances the duty to protect the safety of the vulnerable adult with the adult’s right to self-determination, and also to do no harm. Inadequate or inappropriate intervention may be worse than no intervention. Risk to the life and health of the vulnerable adult from in-person contact inconsistent with community mitigation advice must be weighed against benefits to the life or health of the vulnerable adult from in-person assessment and engagement for protection.

Information gained from this survey will be used for DHS planning. Non-identifying results may be shared with partners and stakeholders in the adult protection system. Non-identifying results will be shared with local APS supervisors.

To take the survey, click the linked title below:

DHS Survey on COVID-19 and Impacts on
Vulnerable Adult Protective Services

Please complete the following survey by end of business Friday, 3/20/2020, or as soon as possible.

APS Resources:

Administration for Community Living (ACL)  APS Technical Assistance and Resource Center (TARC) COVID-19 Education Brief

To find the most up-to-date information for providers, counties, tribes and members of the public, visit the DHS COID-19 webpage.

For the latest information on public health recommendations, visit https://www.health.state.mn.us/#coronavirus

DHS Adult Protection Resource Specialists (APRS) are available for case consultation dhs.adultprotection@state.mn.us or 651-431-2609.

Kindness, patience, ethical practices and following public health advice will get us through this. Take care!