Does Adult Protective Services provide no-cost heavy duty cleaning?
A. Yes, Adult Protective Services (APS), a state-mandated program, can provide free heavy duty cleaning for their clients, but only if they agree to it. A person is eligible for APS is they are 18 years of age or older, regardless of income or assets and they meet all of the following conditions: • They have a physical or mental impairment; • They are unable to a. manage their own resources b. carry out the activities of daily living c. protect themselves from physical, sexual or emotional abuse, self-neglect, financial exploitation or other hazardous situations without assistance from others; and • They have no one willing and able to assist them responsibly. Cases that are accepted as presumptively eligible for services will be visited within three working days, or within 24 hours in life threatening situations, by an APS caseworker. APS investigates referrals from friends, relatives, neighbors, private and governmental agencies, the courts and other concerned individuals within the
