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How to Implement the Team-Based
Approach: A Case Presentation
Monthly Geriatric Interprofessional Case Conference
June 7, 2016
Facilitated by Janet Velez, MPH
Social Service Planner
Presenters of Case:
Manuel Gonzalez, BSW –APS Social Worker
Saji Paul, MSW -Social Services Supervisor
Vicky Virgilio, Projects Coordinator
C.A.R.E. Program – Elder Abuse Forensic Center
Riverside County DPSS Adult Services Division
Objectives:
1. To understand the importance of collaboration across
disciplines to address Adult Protective Services’ (APS)
cases.
2. To understand the functions of Riverside County’s
C.A.R.E. Program.
3. To understand the functions of Riverside County’s Elder
Abuse Forensic Center.
Mr. B. – A Geriatric Case
75 year old Male
Cognitive Impairment
Dementia
Gravely Disabled
Danger to Self/Others
APS Background Information
History of Multiple APS Reports
Lives Alone
Home is Unsafe and Unsanitary
Multiple Reporting Parties
Law Enforcement Involvement
Code Enforcement Involvement
Reported APS Concerns
Roams around in his soiled underwear
Bangs on neighbors’ doors
Goes over to neighbors’ yard to curse them out
Concern that he has guns in the home
Drives around without a drivers license and
without recollection of where he went
The Home Environment
Discussion of Case
The Challenges
Capacity Declaration
LPS Conservatorship
Placement Options
Proper Level of Care
Interdisciplinary Collaborative
Riverside
County APS
Riverside
County Medi-
Cal Unit
Medical
Evaluation by
Geriatric Team
Emergency
Treatment
Services
Mental Health • SMART Team
Public
Guardian
Law
Enforcement
Riverside
University
Health
Systems
The C.A.R.E.
Program
The Elder Abuse
Forensic Center
Team Based Approach
Work interdependently
Interact formally/informally
Communicate assessment/treatment information
Problem solve systematically with team
Collaborate and share team functions
Any Questions