Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
 
Board
Multiple Boards
Guidance Document Change: AS Adult Services Manual Chapter 8
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9/29/21  8:34 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

May put clients at risk
 

The Right to Review process could be potentially dangerous to the APS clients especially in situations where the client lives with the alleged perpetrator and/or the alleged perpetrator is their primary caregiver.  In many situations the client chooses to not press charges, chooses to remain living with the alleged perpetrator and/or chooses to continue having the alleged perpetrator as their primary caregiver.  Also other family members and/or household members could become upset with the client for naming the alleged perpetrator.  This could cause retaliation to the client or cause the client to refuse other assistance from the APS worker or other community services. 

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