The Elderly Protective Services Program(EPS) is to protect adults who cannot physically or mentally protect themselves and who are harmed or threatened with harm through action or inaction by themselves or by the individuals responsible for their care or by other persons.

Regional offices respond to reports of suspected abuse or neglect against persons aged 60 and older. EPS acts to prevent, remedy, halt or hinder acts of abuse and neglect against an elder adult in the community, while promoting the maximum possible degree of personal freedom, dignity and self-determination. Only when other efforts fail will EPS recommend referral or admission to an appropriate care facility for the elder adult, or seek judicial remedy to the situation.

Contact the following for Elderly Protective Services:

Hammond Region Serving the parishes of	Please contact
Livingston St. Tammany St. Helena Tangipahoa Washington	Capital Agency on Aging, Inc. Elderly Protective Services 902 C.M. Fagan Drive, Suite F Hammond, LA 70403 (985) 543-4036 Fax: (985) 543-4038 1-800-533-1297 E-mail: LAOT8516@bellsouth.net

Baton Rouge Region Serving the parishes of	Please contact
Ascension East Baton Rouge East Feliciana Iberville Pointe Coupee West Baton Rouge West Feliciana	Capital Area Legal Services, Inc. Elderly Protective Services 200 North Third Street P.O. Box 3273 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225) 387-4277 or 1-800-256-4277 FAX (225) 706-0004