• APS Minimum Training Standards (PDF)
• APS in the Commonwealth (PDF)
• Abuse Hurts At Any Age (brochure - Spanish) (PDF)
• Abuse Hurts At Any Age (brochure) (PDF)
• Indicators of Abuse (PDF)
• Prevent Financial Exploitation: A Guide for Financial Institutions (PDF)
• Prevent Financial Exploitation: A Guide for Seniors and Adults with a Disability (PDF)
• Preventing Financial Exploitation of Adults (PPT)
• Preventing Financial Exploitation of Adults (PDF)
• Quick Facts - Adult Services Programs (PDF)
• Signs of Abuse (PDF)
• Signs of Abuse (Spanish) (PDF)

About Adult Abuse Prevention Month

Each year, thousands of older adults and individuals with a disability are mistreated by family members, by caregivers and by others responsible for their well-being. The materials below describe the signs of adult abuse, neglect and exploitation and provide information on how you can report suspicions of abuse. Organizations and individuals may use these handouts, fliers and resource materials to educate their communities about recognizing, reporting and raising public awareness about the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults and persons with disabilities.

This information is distributed through the collaborative efforts of the Virginia Department of Social Services, Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and other agencies and organizations. The materials listed below may be duplicated and distributed as needed.

In fiscal year 2012, Virginia Adult Protective Services (APS) received almost 20,000 reports of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Over 9,000 of these reports were substantiated. However the 2011 report, "Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study," indicated that for every elder abuse case reported to authorities nearly 24 cases go unreported. Please take a moment to read the Adult Abuse Prevention Month materials and find out how you can improve the safety and well-being of elderly individuals and adults with disabilities throughout the Commonwealth.

Activities & Resources

• 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s (PDF)
• AARP Fact Sheet about America’s Seniors (PDF)
• APS Facts for Health Professionals (PDF)
• APS Public Awareness Materials (PDF)
• APS Statistics (SFY 2012) (PDF)
• Adult Abuse Prevention Month Calendar (PDF)
• Bulletin or Newsletter Insert (PDF)
• Draft Letter to the Editor (PDF)
• Governor’s Proclamation (PDF)
• Report-Elder Suicide in Virginia (PDF)
• Sample APS News Release (PDF)
• Screening for Adult Abuse and Neglect (PDF)
• Suggested Public Awareness Activities (PDF)
• Suggestion for Submitting APS Newspaper Article (PDF)
• Word Search Activity (PDF)
• Word Search Answer Key (PDF)

Handouts & Fliers

• Indicators of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation (PDF)
• Stop Adult Abuse (PDF)
• Stop Elder Abuse (PDF)
• 10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud (PDF)
• CDC-Elder Maltreatment Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Eating Right for Older Adults (PDF)
• Get the Facts about Antipsychotic Drugs and Dementia Care (PDF)
• NCEA-Protect Yourself from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PDF)
• Neglect and Self-Neglect (PDF)
• Stop Medicare Fraud (PDF)
• What Is Adult Abuse? (PDF)

• APS Report (PDF)
• Appendix K (PDF)
• Application for Department Approved Provider (PDF)
• Assisted Living Eligibility Communication Document (PDF)
• Assisted Living Facility Level of Care Worksheet (PDF)
• Assurance of Confidentiality (PDF)
• Authorization to Act as an Agent on an Adult’s Behalf (PDF)
• Certificate of Approval (PDF)
• Compliance Form for Department Approved Provider (PDF)
• Consent to Exchange Information (PDF)
• Consent to Exchange Informationm (Spanish) (PDF)
• Interagency Consent to Release Confidential Information for Drug and Alcohol Patients (PDF)
• Medicaid Funded Long-term Care Service Authorization (PDF)
• Notice of Action Service Programs (PDF)
• Report of Guardian for an Incapacitated Person (PDF)
• Request for Services Appeal (PDF)
• Rights of Adults in Care (PDF)
• Service Application (PDF)
• Tuberculosis Statement (PDF)
• UAI (Uniform Assessment Instrument) Plan of Care (PDF)
• UAI (Uniform Assessment Instrument) Private Pay (PDF)

General Information/Acknowledgement

• Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status (PDF)
• Definition(s) of a Mandated Reporter (PDF)
• Mandated Reporters - What You Need to Know (Brochure) (PDF)

Posters

• Audiologists (PDF)
• Certified Massage Therapists (PDF)
• Certified Nurses Aides (PDF)
• Counselors (PDF)
• Dentists (PDF)
• Doctors (PDF)
• Emergency Medical Services Personnel (PDF)
• Guardians & Conservators (PDF)
• Interns & Residents (PDF)
• Law Enforcement (PDF)
• Nurses (PDF)
• Nursing Home Administrators (PDF)
• Optometrists (PDF)
• Pharmicists (PDF)
• Physical Therapists (PDF)
• Psychologists (PDF)
• Radiological Technologists (PDF)
• Social Workers (PDF)

Training Materials

• ADS 5055 - Recognizing & Reporting Abuse Neglect & Exploitation of Adults (Web page)
• ADS 5055 - Reprinting Certificates (Web page)
• About Mandated Reporting (PDF)

• Ageless Alliance (Web page)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Elder Maltreatment (Web page)
• National Adult Protective Services Association (Web page)
• National Center on Elder Abuse (Web page)
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (Web page)
• Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (Web page)