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Adult services reports guardianship caseloads, unclaimed-body process and new fentanyl response team
Summary
Adult services manager Beverly Rupert reported 44 active guardianships, described the agency's unclaimed-body process and said a cross-agency team is forming to address fentanyl harms and plan a community resource fair.
Beverly Rupert, adult services program manager, updated the board July 28 on a range of adult-focused programs and a new community effort to address fentanyl.
Rupert said Adult Protective Services responds when three criteria are met — the person is a disabled adult, abuse/neglect/exploitation is alleged, and the adult needs protection — and that the agency currently manages 44 individuals under guardianship. "We currently have 44 individuals under guardianship," Rupert said, describing guardianship responsibilities that can include major medical and end-of-life decisions.
She also reviewed the unclaimed-body process required by state law: after 10 days of unclaimed status staff conduct diligent efforts to locate family, coordinate with contracted funeral homes and, if the state Commission of Anatomy declines scientific use, arrange cremation and interment (the county partners with a local church that donated a plot and holds a twice-yearly service).
Rupert described a recently formed cross-agency community team to reduce fentanyl use and accidental exposure, which includes health, behavioral-health, emergency services, law enforcement and social services. She said the team plans a resource/vendor fair to expand prevention and treatment access and to share community resources.
Rupert also highlighted increases in special-assistance in-home clients (up to 57) and the department's work to support adult day services, assisted-living monitoring and placement assistance.
