{"id":6648,"date":"2022-03-30T12:41:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2022-04-01T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:58:04","slug":"protecting-vulnerable-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/protecting-vulnerable-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone Can Report Suspected Vulnerable Adult Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Anyone Can Report Suspected Vulnerable Adult Abuse<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published:<\/strong> March 30, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) is a statewide resource available for anyone to report suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults. The MAARC reporting system is open is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can report suspected maltreatment of a vulnerable adult by calling <strong>1-844-880-1574<\/strong>. If you make a report, your identity is confidential and cannot be released without a court order.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), a vulnerable adult can be anyone over the age of 18 who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has a physical, mental or emotional disorder that makes it difficult for the person to care for themselves without help and to protect themselves from maltreatment<\/li>\n<li>Is in a hospital, nursing home, transitional care unit, assisted living, housing with services, board and care, foster care or other licensed care facility<\/li>\n<li>Receives services such as home care, day services, personal care assistance or other licensed services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the MAARC system, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/dhs\/people-we-serve\/adults\/services\/adult-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mn.gov\/dhs\/people-we-serve\/adults\/services\/adult-protection\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RTAP also offers a course called Recognizing &amp; Reporting Abuse for (formerly known as Maltreatment Awareness) available online or in-person.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recognizing and Reporting Abuse is recommended for drivers within 45 days of hire. This abuse-prevention training educates staff about protecting and reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults and minors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/courses\/3002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more or Register for Recognizing &amp; Reporting Abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how anyone can report suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Anyone Can Report Suspected Vulnerable Adult Abuse - Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/protecting-vulnerable-adults\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anyone Can Report Suspected Vulnerable Adult Abuse - 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