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Adult Protective Services requests guardianship staff as opioid screener pilot shows reduced recidivism
Summary
Agency officials told lawmakers APS handled about 9,000 reports in 2024 and that a Purdue University pilot opioid screener plus follow-up reduced recidivism. DPHHS asked the subcommittee to fund three guardianship social worker positions to keep up with growing workload and new federal oversight requirements.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services administrators told the Section B subcommittee that Adult Protective Services (APS) is seeing rising demand and requested three social-service worker positions to staff a guardianship program when grant funding expires.
Lindsay Carter, the new division administrator for Senior and Long Term Care, said APS received roughly 14,000 phone-call intakes in 2024 that produced about 9,000 reports of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation; the bureau found indicated findings in approximately 1,200 investigations and referred about 235 cases to law enforcement.
Why it matters: APS handles investigations and, in some circumstances, serves as a public guardian.…
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