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When would you report elder abuse in California?

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Each California County has an Adult Protective Services (APS) agency to help elder adults (65 years and older) and dependent adults (18-64 who are disabled), when these adults are unable to meet their own needs, ... The following forms are to assist you in filing your report of suspected dependent adult or elder abuse. read more

If the elder abuse you perceive is suspicious activity related to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), you may also want to contact the California Department of Health Care Services IHSS Fraud Hotline at (800) 822-6222; you can make your report anonymously over the phone or by email. read more

Failure to report, impeding or inhibiting a report of, physical abuse, abandonment, abduction, isolation, financial abuse, or neglect of an elder is a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in the county jail and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). read more

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