Adult Protective Services - Program
Madison County Department of Social Services
133 N Court Street
Madison County Complex, Building 1
Offers assistance to individuals 18 and over with physical or mental impairments that prevent them from meeting their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or medical care, and are unable to protect themselves from neglect, abuse, or dangerous situations. If a determination is made that an individual is in immediate danger, the caseworker must work with the family to determine what interventions are necessary to keep them safe.
Adult Protective Services (APS) - Program
Herkimer County Department of Social Services
301 North Washington Street
Suite 2110
Herkimer, NY
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of …
