Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

DCF's Adult Services Program Meeting Goals; Data Reliability, Case Management Need Work

Report 01-08, February 2001




Report Summary

The State Lands Program handles all functions related to acquiring, administering, disposing, and managing conservation and recreation lands. Although the Department of Environmental Protection administers most state-level program activities, other state agencies, the five water management districts, and local governments perform the rest of the program's activities.

  • Program services have been effective in preventing further harm to adult victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and in keeping disabled adults in private homes rather than keeping them in more costly nursing homes. However, the program should be more timely in closing adult protective investigation cases.
  • Some program data are unreliable, which impedes effective program management and accountability.
  • The program lacks statutory authority to provide case management for optional state supplementation recipients, even though this activity represents one-half of the program's case management workload.
  • The program could reduce the number of optional state supplement case management visits, which would reduce the need for 23.75 FTE positions ($885,000) or free staff to do other work.
  • Further privatization of the case management function for disabled adults is not currently feasible.


Related Reports
  1. Progress Report: Improvements Needed in the Department of Children and Families Adult Services Program
    Report 03-08 January 2003
  2. High-Risk Elder Victims of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation Quickly Served; Data Problems Remain
    Report 01-04 January 2001
  3. Progress Report: Other Initiatives to Decrease Long-Term Care Costs Should Accompany Medicaid Waiver Expansion
    Report 99-51 May 2000
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
social services, health, adult victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation, disabled adults, optional state supplementation program, case management