Adult Protective Services - Wadena County Department of Human Services
124 1st Street SE, Wadena, MN 56482
Eligibility
Open to all who want to report or self-report maltreatment and/or abuse of a vulnerable adult in Wadena County
Hours
- Office: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday- Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC): 24 hours/7 days a week
(844)880-1574
Voice·
Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC)
(218)631-7605
Voice
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) to report a suspicion of a vulnerable adult who is being abused or neglected
Service area
Wadena County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Provides investigation and intervention services on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger of abuse. Types of abuse may be physical, emotional, sexual abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect or abandonment. Services include:- Taking reports and investigating abuse and/or maltreatment- Removal of the individual to safer surroundings- Services necessary to remove the conditions which have created a threat to lifeNOTE: 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 Minnesota Board on Aging Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.
Last Assured
05/06/2026
What's Here
Providing organization
Wadena County Department of Human Services
County human services office