Washington's Department of Social and Health Services takes reports of suspected abuse, neglect, abandonment or financial exploitation of vulnerable adults through an online form. It covers adults living in the community and in licensed long-term care settings such as nursing homes, adult family homes and assisted living. Adult Protective Services and/or Residential Care Services screen every report.
Any concerned person or mandated reporter, including health care providers, completes the whole online report with the adult's name and contact details, the concerns, and their own name and contact. Proof is not required, and reporters need not give their name.
Download the current version from the source each time; forms change without notice.
Adult Protective Services online report (Report Concerns Involving Vulnerable Adults)
This form is completed online with Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, so there is no PDF to fill. Vero Scribe writes the visit note it draws on, so the details are ready when you complete it.
A form is listed only after its name and number were confirmed on the issuing agency’s or insurer’s own website, or in the form itself. Each entry links to that source. The list was last checked in October 2026. Forms and their requirements change without notice, so check the official page for the current version before you complete one.
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No. DSHS says you do not need proof to report suspected abuse, and you do not need to give your name. Giving your name and a way to reach you lets the investigator ask follow-up questions, and your identity stays confidential except in court action, law enforcement involvement or with your consent.
Employees making a mandated report for a licensed facility or a certified supported living agency are directed to the Residential Care Services online report rather than the general APS form. Both routes are screened by Adult Protective Services and/or Residential Care Services.