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Adult Protective Services

Adult Protective Services – Overview (archive)

Abuse – What is it? – Link

Adult Protective Services – What is APS and how do they help? – Link

Capacity and Hoarding – Link

Capacity – Assessing Capacity in Suspected Cases of Self-neglect – Article – Link

Code of Ethics – Link

Complexities of Cognitive Capacity – APS (archive)

Confidentiality in Reporting – Link

Exploitation – What is it? – Link

Fact Sheet – APS (archive)

Facts and Fiction – APS Training Slide Show – Link

History of APS – Link

Invesitgation-Protocols – APS (archive)

Locate Nearest APS Office – Link

Mandatory Reporting Chart – State by State – 2015 – APS (archive)

Minimum Program Standards – NAPSA Recommended – APS (archive)

Neglect – What is it? – Link

Policy Manual – Tennessee – APS 11.1.15 (archive)

Risk Management Self Neglect and Hoarding Policy and Guidance – Plymouth UK (archive)

Self-determination – NY APS – Link

Self-neglect & Hoarding – Dismissing Self-neglect as a ‘Lifestyle’ Choice.. – UK Article  – Link

Self Neglect and Hoarding Guidance – Swindon, England (archive)

Self Neglect – Elder Self-Neglect Research and Practice – Overview Including Decision Making Capcity (archive)

Self-neglect – What is it? (includes some hoarding criteria) – Link

Self-neglect – What to Look for and What to Do – WA State DSHS – Link

Standards Manual – Illinois Department on Aging – APS (archive)

Uniform Inspection Checklist – Hoarding/Excessive Clutter – Quick Reference

Working With Adult Protective Services – What to Expect – Link

Working with Cases Involving Mental Illness – APS (archive)

Case Manager
Code Enforcement
Fair Housing
Fire Department
Home Care Worker
Housing Authority
Inspector - Housing
Mandated Reporters
Mental Health Providers
Professional Organizers
Property Management

Property Management

7 Tips for Handling a Hoarding Resident at Your Property – Link

Addressing Hoarding: Options for Property Mangement (archive)

Addressing the Challenge of a Hoarding Tenant – An Advisory for Residential Landlords (archive)

Cluttered Apartments and Complicated Tenancies – A Collaborative Intervention Approach to Tenant Hoarding Under the Fair Housing Act (archive)

Collaborative Intervention Approach to Tenant Hoarding

Fair Housing Fact Sheet – Hoarding and Sanitation (archive)

Fair Housing Information for Housing Providers – Link

Hoarding, Evictions and the Landlord’s Responsibility – Link

Hoarding. Housing. and the DSM 5 (archive)

Hoarding Protocol – Sample – Beacon Communities (archive)

Uniform Inspection Checklist – Hoarding/Excessive Clutter – Quick Reference

What to Do about Hoarding: Tips for Property Managers – Link

Public Health
Remediation/Heavy Chore
Service Coordinator
Social Workers