Report
What Constitutes a Report?
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A formal report comes through your intake office
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Report to central reporting line (phone or email)
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Someone appears in hospital
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The adult self-discloses
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Someone reports concerns to any staff
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Staff observes something of concern
Ask Yourself…
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Is there a reason to believe this adult may be unable to seek support and assistance?
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Is there suspicion of abuse/ neglect/ self-neglect?
If the answers to these two questions are “yes”, the report should be assigned to a DR.