When calls are received, trained caseworkers evaluate any risk to the safety and well-being of alleged victims. If they find that there is a risk, a referral is made to our APS unit. APS caseworkers cannot force older adults to accept help. Mentally competent adults have the right to refuse APS assistance and intervention.
APS will also not force competent older adults into nursing homes. When it is possible, APS will work with elderly adults to ensure they receive the help they need to stay in their own home. Child Support is money required by law to be paid by one parent to another to help cover the costs of raising their children.
Food Assistance helps families stretch their food budgets to buy healthy food. Medicaid medical assistance provides health care coverage to families who may not otherwise have access to health care.
Medicaid may cover part of the cost of visits to the doctor, nursing home care and home health care. Child Care services are available to eligible parents who are either working or in school, to help cover part of the cost of child care for their children. Parents are able to pick a child care provider that meets their โฆ.
Cash assistance, also known as Ohio Works First, is temporary assistance available to families to help them pay for immediate needs while the adults of the family prepare for and search for jobs. While receiving assistance, families spend a minimum โฆ.
