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Elder Abuse In Illinois: A TwoâPronged Approach To Assessing The State's Response, Angelique Marie Pass
Elder Abuse In Illinois: A TwoâPronged Approach To Assessing The State's Response, Angelique Marie Pass
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Adult Protective Services Program is tasked with enforcing the standards and policies created at the federal level relating to how provider agencies should respond to elder abuse. What has yet to be explored is whether the Adult Protective Services Program is efficiently responding to the issue of elder abuse through its monitoring and evaluation protocols, which are based on the current policies. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of the 13 planning and service areas in their response to elder abuse. The response to elder abuse is guided by the current policies and funding strategies …