Investigates complaints from nursing home residents and facilities regarding the denial of residents' rights.

Investigates confidential reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or abandonment of seniors. Services are initiated to protect victims, stop abuse, and prevent future incidents.

Committed to supporting and empowering the well being of adults of all ages, residing in Lehigh County. Information and assistance is provided to enable individuals to remain active, healthy, productive and independent in their community. Senior Services include: - PA MEDI - Adult day care - Assessment - Care Management - Caregiver Support Program - Cedarview Apartments - Health and Wellness - Homemaker/home support (18-59 years of age) - Housing case management/housing assistance - Information and assistance - Neighborhood senior centers - PA LINK to Aging and Disability Resources (www.lehighnorthamptonlink.org) - Ombudsman program - Personal care - Protective services - Transportation https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Human-Services/Aging-and-Adult-Services/Programs/Information-and-Assistance">Click here to find information on subsidized housing, home health care, personal care homes, nursing homes, retirement communities, etc

Provides protective services for older adults. Offers frequent home visits; also initiates and conducts investigations.

Provides protection for older adults who lack the capacity to protect themselves and are at risk of abuse, exploitation, or abandonment. Service also provides for the detection, reduction, correction, or elimination of abuse to older adults.

Provides protective services which include: A) Legal consultation B) Police protection C) Counseling D) Health care treatment E) Emergency services F) Financial management and in-home services The type of service rendered depends upon the immediate needs of the client. The reporter can remain anonymous.

Provides protective services to adults who have a physical or mental disabilities. Anyone who suspects that an adult is the victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment should call the statewide protective services hotline.

The program includes a broad range of legal, medical, and social intervention on behalf of the older adult. The goal of protective services is to reduce or eliminate the risk of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, and neglect.

Protects individuals from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by investigating and providing or arranging services necessary to alleviate or prevent further abuse.

Accepts reports and investigates suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of persons 60 years of age or older.

Provides older adult protective services. Reports of suspected elder abuse can be made 24/7. Abuse can come in different forms: - Physical abuse - Emotional abuse - Sexual abuse - Financial exploitation - Neglect - Abandonment

Provides resources and support to prevent, detect, reduce or eliminate self neglect, neglect by a caregiver, physical, sexual or psychological abuse or financial exploitation.

Provides specialized, trained casework staff to investigate and remedy situations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment and/or other circumstances creating an imminent risk of serious harm to person or possessions.

Provides auditing of estates including trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships of incapacitated persons and minors.

Provides independent living services to older county residents such as home delivered meals, transportation, emergency/legal assistance, SHARE Housing, senior volunteer program, and case coordination.

Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, abandonment and financial exploitation.

Investigation of elder abuse complaints. Intervention by intensive caseworkers to older adults who are at imminent risk due to abandonment, neglect, abuse or exploitation.

Provides protective services to older adults who are at imminent risk of physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, exploitation, or neglect. Those calling to report elder abuse need not give their name to the agency.

Investigates reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), abandonment and financial exploitation. Also provides assistance to alleviate the risk of harm.

Provides crisis intervention services for older adults who may be victims, or potential victims, of elder abuse, abandonment, exploitation and neglect.

Provides resources and support to prevent, detect, reduce, or eliminate self neglect, neglect by a caregiver, physical, sexual and/or psychological abuse or financial exploitation of older adults.

Adult Protective Services are available to help older persons who are at imminent risk of physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, exploitation, or neglect. Those calling to report elder abuse need not give their name to the agency.

Coordinates and administers services for clients to make decisions and choices about their own care, enabling them to be active in their communities.

Provides comprehensive senior services which include information and referral; protective services, ombudsman, assessments, outreach, case/care management; light housework and chores, personal care, and home delivered meals.

Agency staff are available 24 hours a day to receive reports, investigate and take necessary actions regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment for people age 60 and over.