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Allegations In Completed APS In-Home Investigations Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Allegation |
Number of Allegations |
Percentage |
|
Emotional/Verbal Abuse |
2,870 |
5.5% |
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Exploitation |
3,699 |
7.1% |
|
Medical Neglect |
10,500 |
20.1% |
|
Mental Health Neglect |
2,464 |
4.7% |
|
Physical Abuse |
4,375 |
8.4% |
|
Physical Neglect |
26,176 |
50.2% |
|
Suicidal Threat |
1,617 |
3.1% |
|
Sexual Abuse |
451 |
0.9% |
|
State Total |
52,152 |
100.0% |
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Services Delivered In In-Home Cases by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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|
Region |
Rent / Utilities Restora-tion |
Social Services |
Emergency Shelter & Placement |
Guardian-ship / Legal Services |
Health Services |
Other |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lubbock (1) |
292 |
1,552 |
67 |
16 |
740 |
370 |
3,037 |
|
Abilene (2) |
434 |
1,341 |
49 |
34 |
1,264 |
409 |
3,531 |
|
Arlington (3) |
251 |
2,086 |
258 |
102 |
1,051 |
513 |
4,261 |
|
Tyler (4) |
137 |
1,665 |
129 |
29 |
622 |
229 |
2,811 |
|
Beaumont (5) |
388 |
1,484 |
125 |
37 |
1,062 |
418 |
3,514 |
|
Houston (6) |
540 |
3,131 |
204 |
86 |
1,377 |
561 |
5,899 |
|
Austin (7) |
227 |
1,680 |
151 |
50 |
793 |
367 |
3,268 |
|
San Antonio (8) |
241 |
2,310 |
369 |
86 |
1,208 |
579 |
4,793 |
|
Midland (9) |
389 |
1,301 |
69 |
36 |
1,184 |
497 |
3,476 |
|
El Paso (10) |
65 |
800 |
107 |
33 |
423 |
204 |
1,632 |
|
Edinburg (11) |
154 |
1,480 |
126 |
21 |
951 |
310 |
3,042 |
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Region Unknown |
0 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
23 |
|
Total |
3,118 |
18,840 |
1,656 |
531 |
10,679 |
4,463 |
39,287* |
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* Clients in confirmed cases may receive more than one service. |
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APS In-Home Clients* Receiving Nursing and Personal Care Facility Placements versus Community-based Services |
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|
Facility/Service |
Clients |
Percentage |
|
Nursing Home Care |
110 |
0.9% |
|
Personal Care Facility |
92 |
0.8% |
|
Community-based Services |
11,912 |
98.3% |
|
Total |
12,114 |
100% |
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* Of those receiving APS purchased services. |
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Average Length of In-Home Investigations by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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|
Region |
Days |
|
Lubbock (1) |
16.19 |
|
Abilene (2) |
9.65 |
|
Arlington (3) |
13.58 |
|
Tyler (4) |
13.51 |
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Beaumont (5) |
11.16 |
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Houston (6) |
17.79 |
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Austin (7) |
15.6 |
|
San Antonio (8) |
20.75 |
|
Midland (9) |
9.49 |
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El Paso (10) |
21.38 |
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Edinburg (11) |
12.98 |
|
Unknown Region |
8.48 |
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Statewide Average |
14.82 |
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APS Average Worker Tenure In Program Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Tenure |
Workers |
Percentage |
|
Under 1 Year |
58 |
16.5% |
|
1 Year |
35 |
9.9% |
|
2 Years |
39 |
11.1% |
|
3 Years |
29 |
8.2% |
|
4 Years |
35 |
9.9% |
|
5 Years |
70 |
19.9% |
|
6 9 years |
50 |
14.2% |
|
10 15 years |
36 |
10.2% |
|
Total |
352 |
100.0% |
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Average APS In-home Caseload per Worker by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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|
Region |
Cases |
|
Lubbock (1) |
43.41 |
|
Abilene (2) |
44.98 |
|
Arlington (3) |
29.82 |
|
Tyler (4) |
33.81 |
|
Beaumont (5) |
37.82 |
|
Houston (6) |
32.49 |
|
Austin (7) |
26.83 |
|
San Antonio (8) |
36.89 |
|
Midland (9) |
58.72 |
|
El Paso (10) |
31.08 |
|
Edinburg (11) |
32.70 |
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Statewide Average |
34.94 |
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Average APS In-home Caseload per Worker by Fiscal Year |
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|
Year |
Cases |
|
1994 |
41.0 |
|
1995 |
43.0 |
|
1996 |
41.8 |
|
1997 |
40.9 |
|
1998 |
34.9 |
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Note: Fiscal Year 1998 reflects FTEs added over biennium. |
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Recidivism* of APS In-Home Cases by Fiscal Year |
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|
Year |
Percentage |
|
1994 |
23.0% |
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1995 |
24.5% |
|
1996 |
28.5% |
|
1997 |
30.2% |
|
1998 |
28.6% |
|
1999 (projected) |
29.4% |
|
2000 (projected) |
29.9% |
|
2001 (projected) |
30.4% |
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* Percent of APS Clients referred to APS system more than once during the fiscal year, including those clients who refused services and were referred again. |
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Recidivism* of APS In-Home Cases by Region Fiscal Year 1998 |
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|
Region |
Percentage |
|
Lubbock (1) |
25.4% |
|
Abilene (2) |
37.7% |
|
Arlington (3) |
25.3% |
|
Tyler (4) |
25.6% |
|
Beaumont (5) |
30.7% |
|
Houston (6) |
25.5% |
|
Austin (7) |
28.9% |
|
San Antonio (8) |
27.1% |
|
Midland (9) |
42.4% |
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El Paso (10) |
20.7% |
|
Edinburg (11) |
27.2% |
|
Statewide Average |
28.6% |
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* Percent of APS Clients referred to APS system more than once during the fiscal year, including those clients who refused services and were referred again. |
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|
APS Guardianships Fiscal Year 1998 |
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|
Type |
Cases |
|
Direct Delivery (57.5%) |
317 |
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Contracted (42.5%) |
234 |
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