Chart 11

Allegations In Completed APS In-Home Investigations Fiscal Year 1998

Allegation

Number of Allegations

Percentage

Emotional/Verbal Abuse

2,870

5.5%

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%

Chart 12

Services Delivered In In-Home Cases by Region Fiscal Year 1998

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

Region Unknown

0

10

2

1

4

6

23

Total

3,118

18,840

1,656

531

10,679

4,463

39,287*

* Clients in confirmed cases may receive more than one service.

Chart 13

APS In-Home Clients* Receiving Nursing and Personal Care Facility Placements versus Community-based Services

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%

* Of those receiving APS purchased services.

Chart 14

Average Length of In-Home Investigations by Region Fiscal Year 1998

Region

Days

Lubbock (1)

16.19

Abilene (2)

9.65

Arlington (3)

13.58

Tyler (4)

13.51

Beaumont (5)

11.16

Houston (6)

17.79

Austin (7)

15.6

San Antonio (8)

20.75

Midland (9)

9.49

El Paso (10)

21.38

Edinburg (11)

12.98

Unknown Region

8.48

Statewide Average

14.82

Chart 15

APS Average Worker Tenure In Program Fiscal Year 1998

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%

Chart 16

Average APS In-home Caseload per Worker by Region Fiscal Year 1998

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

Statewide Average

34.94

Chart 17

Average APS In-home Caseload per Worker by Fiscal Year

Year

Cases

1994

41.0

1995

43.0

1996

41.8

1997

40.9

1998

34.9

Note: Fiscal Year 1998 reflects FTEs added over biennium.

Chart 18

Recidivism* of APS In-Home Cases by Fiscal Year

Year

Percentage

1994

23.0%

1995

24.5%

1996

28.5%

1997

30.2%

1998

28.6%

1999 (projected)

29.4%

2000 (projected)

29.9%

2001 (projected)

30.4%

* 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.

Chart 19

Recidivism* of APS In-Home Cases by Region Fiscal Year 1998

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%

El Paso (10)

20.7%

Edinburg (11)

27.2%

Statewide Average

28.6%

* 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.

Chart 20

APS Guardianships Fiscal Year 1998

Type

Cases

Direct Delivery (57.5%)

317

Contracted (42.5%)

234

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