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Adult Protective Services - Yellow Medicine County Family Service Center

415 9th Avenue, Suite 202, Granite Falls, MN 56241

Eligibility

Anyone reporting on the abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult residing in non-licensed community settings, as well as incidents requiring immediate protective services in Yellow Medicine County

Required documents

Call for information

Hours

8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
(844)880-1574

Voice - Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center

(320)564-2211

Voice - Intake Family Service Center

https://www.co.ym.mn.gov/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={111AE7DC-8C96-4A2C-9E63-7AA2A73F8DE6}

Application process

- To report maltreatment of a vulnerable adult, call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) - MAARC will initiate an investigation and refer the case to the county as appropriate

Service area

Yellow Medicine County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

Provides assistance, investigates, and/or intervenes 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: - 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, and 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

11/11/2024

Providing organization

Yellow Medicine County Family Service Center

County family services agency