Adult Protective Services - Cook County Public Health and Human Services
411 West 2nd Street, Grand Marais, MN 55604-2307
Individuals who want to report or self-report maltreatment and/or abuse of a vulnerable adult in Cook County
Documents depend on the service being requested
- Office: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday - Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC): 24 hours/7 days a week
Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC)
Interpreter services available with prior notice
Call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center to report a suspicion of a vulnerable adult who is being abused or neglected
Cook County, MN
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Provides investigation and intervention services on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger of abuse. Types of abuse may be physical, emotional, sexual abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment. Services include: - Taking reports and investigating abuse and/or maltreatment - Removal of the individual to safer surroundings - Services necessary to remove the conditions which have created a threat to life NOTE: Complaints, questions, or concerns involving incidents in facilities licensed by the Health Department, such as hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, supervised living facilities, assisted living and home health agencies can also be referred to the Minnesota Board on Aging Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.
10/02/2025
Cook County Public Health and Human Services
County family services agency