Adult Protective Services Adult Protective Services (APS) investigates reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of frail, elderly and disabled adults in the District of Columbia. APS also provides case management, counseling, and support services to vulnerable adults who have been abused, neglected, or exploited. The Adult Protective Services Hotline number is (202) 541-3950. Typically, the victim of adult abuse is an elderly, frail or disabled person who is dependent on the abuser for care. Victims may live in their own homes, with a relative, or in nursing homes. For the impaired, elderly and disabled, silence can be just as painful as abuse, exploitation, and neglect. What is adult abuse? Who are the abusers? Why don't the abused report it? What should I do? Who do I call for help? What if I make a mistake? Links for Additional Abuse Information About Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect  Abuse of  Elderly Abuse of Seniors Abuse and Violence Domestic Abuse in Later Life Elderly Abuse Elder Abuse Information The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)