Utah Resources
In Utah, during fiscal year 2004, Adult Protective Services investigated 2,340 allegations of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Thirty-three percent of all confirmed cases in 2004 involved self-neglect. Another 18 percent involved emotional abuse; 18 percent involved financial exploitation; 15 percent involved physical abuse; 11 percent involved caregiver neglect; and 5 percent involved sexual abuse.
State Government Agencies
- Utah Adult Protective Services
- Utah Bureau of Health Facility Licensing, Certification, and Resident Assessment
- Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services
- Utah Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Utah Office of Attorney General
- Utah Code Ann. ยง 62A-3-301-321 Adult Protective Services
- Utah Code Ann. 76-5-111.1 Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult - Penalties
- Elder Abuse: Domestic/Community
1-800-371-7897 or (801) 264-7669 - Nursing Home Abuse/Long Term Care
1-800-662-4147 or (801) 538-6158