Iowa Department
Of Human Services
Jessie Rasmussen, Director
Dependent Adult Abuse Report
January, 2001 – June, 2001
Reported Dependent Adult Abuse by County
REGION I: Sioux CityCounty / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Buena Vista / 5 / 1 / 20.0% / Lyon / 3 / 0 / 0.0%
Calhoun / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / O'Brien / 5 / 3 / 60.0%
Cherokee / 2 / 0 / 0.0% / Osceola / 0 / 0 / -
Clay / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Palo Alto / 7 / 4 / 57.1%
Crawford / 2 / 0 / 0.0% / Plymouth / 2 / 0 / 0.0%
Dickinson / 0 / 0 / - / Pocahontas / 0 / 0 / -
Emmet / 0 / 0 / - / Sac / 0 / 0 / -
Hamilton / 2 / 1 / 50.0% / Sioux / 3 / 0 / 0.0%
Humboldt / 0 / 0 / - / Webster / 13 / 5 / 38.5%
Ida / 2 / 2 / 100.0% / Woodbury / 52 / 10 / 19.2%
Kossuth / 1 / 1 / 100.0% / Wright / 5 / 1 / 20.0%
TOTAL / 106 / 28 / 26.4%
REGION II: Waterloo
County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Allamakee / 2 / 0 / 0.0% / Fayette / 5 / 1 / 20.0%
Black Hawk / 53 / 9 / 17.0% / Floyd / 3 / 1 / 33.3%
Bremer / 5 / 0 / 0.0% / Franklin / 5 / 2 / 40.0%
Buchanan / 4 / 0 / 0.0% / Grundy / 1 / 0 / 0.0%
Butler / 4 / 0 / 0.0% / Hancock / 3 / 0 / 0.0%
Cerro Gordo / 9 / 6 / 66.7% / Howard / 1 / 0 / 0.0%
Chickasaw / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Mitchell / 1 / 0 / 0.0%
Clayton / 3 / 0 / 0.0% / Winnebago / 0 / 0 / -
Delaware / 7 / 3 / 42.9% / Winneshiek / 2 / 1 / 50.0%
Dubuque / 4 / 3 / 75.0% / Worth / 0 / 0 / -
TOTAL / 113 / 26 / 23.0%
REGION III: Des Moines
County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Boone / 15 / 2 / 13.3% / Marion / 4 / 2 / 50.0%
Dallas / 5 / 1 / 20.0% / Marshall / 11 / 0 / 0.0%
Hardin / 4 / 1 / 25.0% / Polk / 202 / 28 / 13.9%
Jasper / 15 / 0 / 0.0% / Story / 15 / 7 / 46.7%
Madison / 5 / 3 / 60.0% / Warren / 0 / 0 / -
TOTAL / 276 / 44 / 15.9%
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Dependent Adult Abuse Report
January, 2001 – June, 2001
Reported Dependent Adult Abuse by County (cont)
REGION IV: Council BluffsCounty / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Adair / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Mills / 0 / 0 / -
Adams / 3 / 0 / 0.0% / Monona / 0 / 0 / -
Audubon / 0 / 0 / - / Montgomery / 0 / 0 / -
Carroll / 1 / 1 / 100.0% / Page / 2 / 0 / 0.0%
Cass / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Pottawattamie / 32 / 6 / 18.8%
Clarke / 2 / 0 / 0.0% / Ringgold / 0 / 0 / -
Decatur / 3 / 0 / 0.0% / Shelby / 0 / 0 / -
Fremont / 0 / 0 / - / Taylor / 1 / 0 / 0.0%
Greene / 4 / 1 / 25.0% / Union / 5 / 3 / 60.0%
Guthrie / 0 / 0 / - / Wayne / 0 / 0 / -
Harrison / 0 / 0 / -
TOTAL / 55 / 11 / 20.0%
REGION V: Cedar Rapids
County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / County / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Appanoose / 1 / 1 / 100.0% / Lee / 17 / 3 / 17.6%
Benton / 7 / 6 / 85.7% / Linn / 32 / 1 / 3.1%
Cedar / 0 / 0 / - / Louisa / 0 / 0 / -
Clinton / 18 / 1 / 5.6% / Lucas / 0 / 0 / -
Davis / 0 / 0 / - / Mahaska / 1 / 0 / 0.0%
Des Moines / 11 / 6 / 54.5% / Monroe / 0 / 0 / -
Henry / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Muscatine / 2 / 1 / 50.0%
Iowa / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / Poweshiek / 0 / 0 / -
Jackson / 3 / 1 / 33.3% / Scott / 73 / 14 / 19.2%
Jefferson / 2 / 0 / 0.0% / Tama / 0 / 0 / -
Johnson / 22 / 1 / 4.5% / Van Buren / 2 / 0 / 0.0%
Jones / 0 / 0 / - / Wapello / 11 / 2 / 18.2%
Keokuk / 5 / 0 / 0.0% / Washington / 6 / 0 / 0.0%
TOTAL / 215 / 37 / 17.2%
STATE Totals
Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
All Regions / 765 / 146 / 19.1%
Not Reported / 1 / 0 / 0.00%
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1%
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Dependent Adult Abuse Report
January, 2001 – June, 2001
Characteristics of the Cases
Characteristics of the ReporterType of Reporter / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Type of Reporter / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Victim, self-referral / 10 / 1 / 10.0% / Friend, Neighbor / 31 / 2 / 6.5%
Caretaker, self-referral / 2 / 1 / 50.0% / Anonymous / 17 / 0 / 0.0%
Caretaker, not perpetrator / 37 / 9 / 24.3% / Other / 467 / 113 / 24.2%
Sibling / 6 / 0 / 0.0%
Other Relative / 54 / 9 / 16.7% / Not Reported / 142 / 11 / 7.7%
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1%
Characteristics of the Dependent Adult
Age at Time of Abuse / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Number of Abuse Related Fatalities / Ethnicity / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Number of Abuse Related Fatalities
Under 21 / 22 / 4 / 18.2% / 0 / White, Not Hispanic / 586 / 135 / 23.0% / 0
21 - 30 / 42 / 5 / 11.9% / 0 / Black, Not Hispanic / 23 / 3 / 13.0% / 0
31 - 40 / 38 / 5 / 13.2% / 0 / American Indian or Alaskan Native / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / 0
41 - 50 / 57 / 16 / 28.1% / 0 / Asian or Pacific Islander / 4 / 0 / 0.0% / 0
51 - 60 / 44 / 10 / 22.7% / 0 / Hispanic / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / 0
61 - 64 / 31 / 11 / 35.5% / 0 / Indo-Chinese / 0 / 0 / - / 0
65 and Over / 380 / 86 / 22.6% / 0 / Other / 1 / 0 / 0.0% / 0
Not Reported / 152 / 9 / 5.9% / 0 / Unknown / 150 / 8 / 5.3% / 0
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1% / Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1%
Sex / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Number of Abuse Related Fatalities
Male / 224 / 47 / 21.0% / 0
Female / 399 / 93 / 23.3% / 0
Not Reported / 143 / 6 / 4.2% / 0
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1% / 0
Number of Previous Founded Reports
Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
None / 724 / 124 / 17.1%
One or Two / 40 / 20 / 50.0%
Three or More / 1 / 1 / 100.0%
Unknown / 1 / 1 / 100.0%
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1%
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Dependent Adult Abuse Report
January, 2001 – June, 2001
Characteristics of the Cases (cont)
Characteristics of the Primary CaretakerRelationship to Dependent Adult / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Relationship to Dependent Adult / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Parent / 47 / 7 / 14.9% / State Facility Staff (Non-health care facility) / 0 / 0 / -
Brother/Sister / 30 / 14 / 46.7% / Private Facility Staff (Non-health care facility) / 18 / 3 / 16.7%
Son/Daughter / 122 / 18 / 14.8% / Health Care Facility / 2 / 0 / 0.0%
Niece/Nephew / 13 / 1 / 7.7% / Other / 75 / 14 / 18.7%
Other Relative / 79 / 17 / 21.5% / Unknown / 5 / 1 / 20.0%
Friend / 24 / 6 / 25.0% / Not Reported / 133 / 9 / 6.8%
Guardian/Conservator / 8 / 5 / 62.5% / No Caretaker / 210 / 51 / 24.3%
Sub-Total / 323 / 68 / 21.1% / Sub-Total / 443 / 78 / 17.6%
Total / 766 / 146 / 19.1%
Characteristics of the Non-Facility Caretaker
Age of Caretaker / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Ethnicity of Caretaker / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Under 21 / 5 / 1 / 20.0% / White, Not Hispanic / 295 / 1 / 0.3%
21 - 30 / 24 / 5 / 20.8% / Black, Not Hispanic / 13 / 5 / 38.5%
31 - 40 / 36 / 10 / 27.8% / American Indian or Alaskan Native / 0 / 10 / -
41 - 50 / 63 / 13 / 20.6% / Asian or Pacific Islander / 4 / 13 / 325.0%
51 - 60 / 43 / 6 / 14.0% / Hispanic / 3 / 6 / 200.0%
61 - 64 / 19 / 1 / 5.3% / Indo-Chinese / 0 / 1 / -
65 and Over / 42 / 6 / 14.3% / Other / 3 / 6 / 200.0%
Not Reported / 91 / 26 / 28.6% / Unknown / 5 / 26 / 520.0%
Total / 323 / 68 / 21.1% / Total / 323 / 68 / 21.1%
Sex of Caretaker / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined / Employment Status / Number Reported / Number Determined / Percent Determined
Male / 158 / 25 / 15.8% / Employed Full-time / 94 / 17 / 18.1%
Female / 157 / 38 / 24.2% / Employed Part-time / 31 / 8 / 25.8%
Not Reported / 8 / 5 / 62.5% / Unemployed, Available / 17 / 4 / 23.5%
Not in Labor Force / 131 / 25 / 19.1%
Unknown / 48 / 14 / 29.2%
Not Reported / 2 / 0 / 0.0%
Total / 323 / 68 / 21.1% / Total / 323 / 68 / 21.1%
Report Series D – 3 Page 4
Dependent Adult Abuse Report
January, 2001 – June, 2001
Service Information
Service StatusCase Status / Abuse Determined / Abuse Not Determined / Total Determined / Case Status / Abuse Determined / Abuse Not Determined / Total Determined
Case Closed: / Case Open: Case Open:
No need for service / 53 / 308 / 361 / Further assessment pending / 15 / 26 / 41
Service not accepted by dependent adult / 14 / 40 / 54 / Service accepted voluntarily by the dependent adult / 34 / 104 / 138
Service not available / 2 / 6 / 8 / Service ordered by the court / 8 / 3 / 11
Status Not Reported / 20 / 133 / 153
Total / 146 / 620 / 766
Resulting Services Planned / Abuse Determined / Abuse Not Determined / Total Determined
No Services / 15 / 107 / 122
At least one service / 31 / 113 / 144
Not Reported or an Invalid Code Used / 100 / 400 / 500
Total / 146 / 620 / 766
Type of Services Planned / Abuse Determined / Abuse Not Determined / Total Determined / Type of Services Planned / Abuse Determined / Abuse Not Determined / Total Determined
Alternative Living for Adults / Client Assessment/Case Management / 2 / 3 / 5
Residential Treatment / 9 / 2 / 11 / Chore / 0 / 0 / 0
Residential Care / 1 / 2 / 3 / Employment/Education / 0 / 0 / 0
Family Life Homes / 0 / 0 / 0 / Homemaker / 1 / 5 / 6
Day Care Activities for Adults / Housing / 0 / 0 / 0
Adult Day Care / 1 / 1 / 2 / Legal Services / 0 / 0 / 0
Work Activity / 1 / 0 / 1 / Material Aid / 0 / 0 / 0
Shelter Work / 0 / 0 / 0 / Mobile/Congregate Meals / 0 / 0 / 0
Family Planning / 0 / 0 / 0 / Substance Abuse / 0 / 0 / 0
Health Related Services / 0 / 0 / 0 / Court Ordered Client Oversight / 0 / 0 / 0
Home Management Services / 0 / 0 / 0 / In-Home Health Care / 1 / 10 / 11
Mental Health Service / 8 / 16 / 24 / Allied - Not Listed Above / 4 / 13 / 17
Adult Protective Service / 12 / 64 / 76 / Childrens Services / 0 / 6 / 6
Transportation Service / 0 / 1 / 1
Total / 40 / 123 / 163
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January, 2001 – June, 2001
Service Information (cont)
Evaluation Results / Investigative ResultsType of Abuse Reported / Number of Cases / Percent of Total / Type of Abuse / Number of Cases / Percent of Total
Physical Injury / 101 / 13.2% / Physical Injury / 11 / 1.4%
Unreasonable Confinement / 3 / 0.4% / Unreasonable Confinement / 0 / 0.0%
Cruel Punishment / 12 / 1.6% / Cruel Punishment / 1 / 0.1%
Sexual / 7 / 0.9% / Sexual / 3 / 0.4%
Exploitation / 114 / 14.9% / Exploitation / 34 / 4.4%
Denial of Critical Care / 291 / 38.0% / Denial of Critical Care / 46 / 6.0%
Self-Denial of Critical Care / 213 / 27.8% / Self-Denial of Critical Care / 51 / 6.7%
Unknown/Not Reported / 25 / 3.3% / Type of Abuse Sub-Total / 146 / 19.1%
Total / 766 / 100% / None / 563 / 73.5%
No Abuse - Service Need Identified / 10 / 1.3%
None/No Abuse Sub-Total / 573 / 74.8%
Not Reported / 47 / 6.1%
Grand Total / 766 / 100%