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A state audit says the Department of Human Services has fallen short in its job of protecting vulnerable adults under the agency’s care from abuse.
The report from Auditor General Doug Ringler says the adult protective services division of DHS sometimes denied requests for investigations of suspected adult abuse when grounds for an investigation appeared to exist.
For example, it denied an investigation in which the source said an elderly adult was being financially exploited by the adult’s daughter, who was also the legal guardian. The source said the daughter managed her mother’s bank account and had not paid for nursing home care for three months, owing $5,000. Instead of investigating, the agency sent the daughter a letter, the report said.
Audit Report File (PDF): http://goo.gl/fMpnlS