Adult Protective Services - APS

Agency : Pueblo County Department of Human Services

Location: 320 West 10th Street - Pueblo County

Telephone: (719) 583-6853

Description: Protects at-risk adults who cannot protect themselves, which is defined as "an individual eighteen years of age or older who is susceptible to mistreatment or self-neglect because the individual is unable to perform or obtain services necessary for the individual's health, safety, or welfare or lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning the individual's person or affairs". Adults who might meet the definition of an at-risk adult include: - Adults who are being mistreated or exploited (e.g., physical abuse, sexual abuse, self-abuse, financial exploitation) - Adults with a developmental disability, acquired brain injury, Alzheimer's, dementia, or neurological or cognitive defect - Adults with a major mental illness - Frail or elderly persons who are unable to perform typical activities of daily living

Address: 320 West 10th Street

Hours: N/A

Eligibility: Pueblo County residents Area Served: Pueblo County

Categories: Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting

Application Process: Call to report suspected mistreatment or self-neglect of an at-risk adult.

Languages Offered: English, Spanish

Disability Access: Restroom, Elevator, Ramp

Wheelchair Accessibility: Yes

Available to Immigrants w/o Documentation: No

Insurance Accepted: No