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Increase in APS referrals and assessment cases for older adults
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Council Member Hudson inquires about the increase in APS referrals and assessment cases, specifically focusing on the proportion attributed to older adult clients. Deputy Commissioner Hershkovich-Kim provides statistics on the percentage of increased referrals related to older adults.
- 17.5% increase in APS referrals and 14.9% increase in assessment cases in the first four months of fiscal 2025
- 56.51% of the increase (5,496 cases) is attributed to older adults
Crystal Hudson
1:31:03
The fiscal twenty twenty five preliminary mayor's management report shows an increase of seventeen point five percent for APS referrals and an increase of fourteen point nine percent in assessment cases in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five.
1:31:18
How much of this increase is attributed to older adult clients?
Gili Hershkovich-Kim
1:31:28
Fifty six fifty one % of the increase is attributed to older adults, which is five thousand four hundred and ninety six.