Adult Protective Services - Big Stone County Family Services
340 2nd Street NW, Ortonville, MN 56278
Individuals who want to report or self-report maltreatment and/or abuse of a vulnerable adult in Big Stone County
- 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)
Interpreters available
Call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center to report a suspicion of a vulnerable adult who is being abused or neglected. Client may remain anonymous.
Big Stone County, MN
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Provide 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 be referred to the Minnesota Board on Aging Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.
03/05/2026
Big Stone County Family Services
County family services agency