Dependent Adult Abuse
- "Dependent adult" means a person eighteen years of age or older who is unable to protect the person's own interests or unable to adequately perform or obtain services necessary to meet essential human needs, as a result of a physical or mental condition which requires assistance from another, or as defined by department rule.
- For more information go to Iowa Department of Human Services Dependent Adult Abuse website: http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/