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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Butte County Grand Jury • 2012-2013

Butte County Evidence Storage/Morgue

5 pages

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Findings 7 findings

F1 Page 37

The social workers and their supervisors in the Adult Protective Services and In- Home Supportive Services programs are dedicated to providing the best possible services to their clients. They are to be commended for their work.

F2 Page 37

Adult Protective Services staff is concerned that they receive only about half the national average of referrals a month. They speculate that this may be due to lack of public knowledge regarding their services.

F3 Page 37

Not having a public health nurse inhibits the ability of the APS staff to evaluate medical neglect cases and to develop work plans for In-Home Supportive Services.

F4 Page 37

Fraud is a problem in some In-Home Supportive Services cases.

F5 Page 37

The caseloads of IHSS social workers are significantly large.

F6 Page 37

Staff in Adult Services feels communication with their supervisors is good, that they can voice concerns and that those concerns are heard.

F7 Page 37

There are safety concerns for Adult Services workers when doing field visits.

Recommendations 5

R1
Page 37

Develop and implement an outreach program to raise awareness of Adult Protective Services in order to educate the public about programs.
R2
Page 37

Hire additional public health nurses to evaluate and assist with APS and IHSS clients.
R3
Page 37

Continue to investigate and assist in prosecuting IHSS fraud cases and seek ways to reduce recurrences of fraud.
R4
Page 37

Hire additional social workers to better manage the caseload for the IHSS program.
R5
Page 37

Work with social workers in Adult Services to equip them with whatever resources are available that they would need to insure their safety. 13