Adult Protective Services - Koochiching County Public Health and Human Services
1000 5th Street, International Falls, MN 56649
Eligibility
Hours
Languages
English
Interpretation services
English
Application process
Contact your county social services department
Service area
Koochiching County, MN
International Falls, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
Description
Provide assistance, investigate, and/or intervene on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger due to physical or emotional abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect or abandonment. Services may include: - Accept reports of abuse - Authorization for medical treatment - Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse - Removal of the individual to safer surroundings - Services necessary to remove the conditions which have created a threat to life. NOTE: Complaints, questions, or concerns involving incidents in facilities licensed by the Health Department; such as, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, supervised living facilities, assisted living and home health agencies can be referred to the MN Office of Health Facility Complaints at 651-201-4201 or toll-free at 800-369-7994.
Last Assured
09/22/2025
Providing organization
Koochiching County Public Health and Human Services
Provides Social Service Programs, Financial and Medical Assistance, and Child Support services