Preventing, Investigating, and Prosecuting Physical and Mental Elder Abuse 2-7/24

Watch and learn about the many agencies of the state who are helping to stem physical and mental elder abuse in Colorado.
First up is Jane Walsh, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Denver District Attorney’s Office. Jane is a strong advocate for older Coloradans and an effective prosecutor of older adult abuse cased in the city of Denver. Jane provided us with additional resources for you here:
Non-emergency police number 720 913 2000 Denver City/County. For an exploratory call re potential fraud or scam-Denver City/County, call 720 913 9179
The Denver DA's office website is www.denverda.org
Livestream to watch judicial proceedings in Colorado: live.coloradoj...
Our next speaker is Kathleen Calderon, Adult Protective Services Policy Unit Supervisor with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). As Kathleen explains, the State office's job is to coordinate and assist the various county APS offices, who do all the field work.
Adult Protective Services (APS) website is cdhs.colorado....
APS Intake Phone Numbers by county are here: APS Intake Numbers.pdf - Google Drive
Leah McMahon, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
The Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for residents of skilled nursing homes, and licensed assisted living residences. The authority of the long-term care ombudsman program comes from Title VII, Chapter 2, of the Older Americans Act, as well as Title 26, Article 11.5, of the Older Coloradans Act. The primary purpose of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is to promote and protect the residents’ rights guaranteed to residents under federal and state law.
We achieve this mission with a network of local offices across the state, which recruit, train, and manage teams of certified ombudsmen. Staff and volunteer ombudsmen visit long-term care facilities throughout the state to ensure residents’ rights are being upheld.
Certified Long-Term Care Ombudsmen are trained to receive complaints and resolve problems in situations involving quality of care, use of restraints, transfer and discharge, abuse, and other aspects of resident dignity and rights. Ombudsman services are free, confidential, and resident directed.
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And, finally, here is book recommended by a member of our audience: “How to Say It To Seniors”-by David Solie.