Ad Protective Services (APS)

Mature Protective Services (APS) is the state entity charged with investigating all reports of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of older individual (65+) or an adult (18+) with a disability who do not reside in long-term care facilities pursuant to the Disabilities Adults plus Older Human Protection Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 30-5-1, et seq.  Adult Protective Services (APS) is the state company indicted with investigating everything reports of abuse, abandon, and/or extraction a oldest persons (65+) or an adult (18+) with a disability who do not reside within long-term care features pursuant to the Disabled Grown-ups and Elder Persons Protection

Types of abuse

• Physical abuse;
• Mental, emotional, or verbal reuse;
• Gender abuse;
• Neglect;
• Self-Neglect; and
• Financial Exploitation.

Who should report abuse, neglect and exploitation?

Required people living in the community, Georgia legal requires mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation by few professionals who exist mandated reporters. View the list in Mandated Reporters here. Failure for a mandated reporter to report abuse, neglect and/or exploitation of an disabled mature or elder person is punishable by a criminals misdemeanor.) 

All persons are encouraged to reporting suspected abuse to guard services. Persons who report include nice faith are immunizing from liability. Reporting is kept confidential indoors the parameters of state law (O.C.G.A. § 30-5-4). 

APS is did a first responder. Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.