Adult Protection System

The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) has developed an APS Workload Tool to help APS programs better understand, project, and manage their workload needs. The tool is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet consisting of three parts, each on a separate worksheet tab: Understand - This tab provides a beginning framework to understand the steps [...]

The National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) maintains a list of severe weather resources: Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center: This resource center has legal resources and critical information for legal aid professionals, pro bono volunteers, and the disaster survivors they assist. Practicing Law Institute: New Developments in Climate Disaster Response & Resilience: [...]

Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsmen play a vital role in the protection of adults, especially those in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, adult care homes, and other residential care settings in North Carolina. Here's how they contribute to adult protection: Advocacy for Residents LTC Ombudsmen advocate for the rights and well-being of residents [...]

Legal, aging, and disability services providers can serve as a critical resource for older adults and other at-risk populations to address issues that may come up as a result of severe weather, such as loss of utility service, home damage, and insurance claims. These resources, shared by the National Center on Law and Elder [...]

The National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) provides aging and disability communities with the tools and resources they need to serve older adults with the greatest economic and social needs. A centralized, one-stop shop for legal assistance, NCLER provides legal training, case consultations, and technical assistance on legal systems development. Justice in Aging administers NCLER [...]

The Center for Public Leadership and Governance (CPLG) at the UNC School of Government released a podcast in October 2023, hosted by Patrice Roesler, Manager of Elected Official Programming at the CPLG, featuring an interview with Meredith Smith and Kristy Preston from the Adult Protection Network.  The purpose of the podcast is to help educate [...]

Adult protective services (APS) social workers in North Carolina have significant duties and powers to protect disabled adults who are at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and in need of protective services. Their primary role is to ensure the safety, well-being, and self-determination of these adults. Here are the key duties and powers [...]