Funciones de la División de Servicios para Personas Mayores y con Discapacidad

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a proteger a las personas mayores o vulnerables que podrían estar en peligro. La división de servicios se encarga de recopilar información y ofrecer ayuda para evitar abusos o negligencias.

Es como cuando un grupo de amigos se une para asegurarse de que todos estén bien y nadie se sienta solo o maltratado.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Marta, una mujer de 75 años, vive sola y su vecino, Juan, se da cuenta de que ella no está bien atendida. La División de Servicios puede intervenir para investigar la situación de Marta y asegurarse de que reciba la ayuda necesaria para evitar el abuso o la negligencia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

of Aging and Disability Services Division of Department NRS200.5098Duties of Aging and Disability Services Division of Department of Health and Human Services regarding older persons or vulnerable persons; organization and operation of teams for provision of assistance. 1.  The Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services shall: (a) Identify and record demographic information on the older person or vulnerable person who is alleged to have been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned and the person who is alleged to be responsible for such abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment. (b) Obtain information from programs for preventing abuse of older persons or vulnerable persons, analyze and compare the programs, and make recommendations to assist the organizers of the programs in achieving the most efficient and effective service possible. (c) Publicize the provisions ofNRS 200.5091to200.50995, inclusive. 2.  The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department may organize one or more teams to assist in strategic assessment and planning of protective services, issues regarding the delivery of service, programs or individual plans for preventing, identifying, remedying or treating abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of older persons or vulnerable persons.