Ohio Adult Protective Services Funding Workgroup, Final Report

In this report released in December 2014, the Ohio Adult Protective Services Funding Work Group presented its recommendations for how the state should improve its Adult Protective Services (APS) system. The recommendations call for Ohio to define core minimum requirements for the state and county-level APS systems and create a common assessment tool. To support the APS system, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), which oversees APS, should request funding to build capacity during 2015 and 2016 by implementing a statewide APS data collection and reporting system, launching a statewide APS hotline system, and providing training . . .