APS Program Planning Template: South Dakota

State/Territory/District South Dakota

Contact Cassie Lindquist

Budget Allocation $1,995,000

Timeline AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) OF 2021- Grant 1

August 2021 – September 2023 $645,450

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 - Proposed Grant 2

August 2022 – September 2024 $1,349,550

Vision 2025

The Vision clarifies what your ARPA Grant 1 Program

aspires to become and to achieve. It is designed to

inspire by providing a picture of where the program

is heading in 3-5 years.

Note: If you are a part of a larger organization, does

it have its own future vision? If so, you may want to

adapt it to your own program.

To eliminate abuse, neglect and exploitation of elders and adults with disabilities in

South Dakota.

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Mission Statement

Mission and Values statements can be an effective

tool to educate the public; state and local

government officials; state government agencies;

provider agencies; and service recipients as to what

the Adult Protective Services is and how they do

business.

Mission Statements answer four key questions

about your APS Program:

• Who do we serve?

• What needs do they have that we can fulfil?

• How do we meet those needs? How do we

make the clients' lives better?

• Does it link directly to the Vision Statement?

Note: if you are a part of a larger organization, does

it have its Mission Statement? If so, you may want

to adapt it for your own program.

The mission of South Dakota Adult Protective Services is to protect elders and adults

with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by investigating and providing

or arranging for services to stop or prevent further harm.
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Guiding Principles / Core Values

Guiding Principles or Core Values guide internal

processes and client interactions for your APS

Program.

Note: if you are a part of a larger organization, does it

have its own set of Guiding Principles or Core Values?

If so, you may want to adapt it for this program.

Adult Protective Services strives to treat all individuals with DIGNITY and RESPECTand

works to PROTECT and ENHANCE the INDEPENDENCE for those we serve.
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Goals for Program Improvement

These are goals to be obtained in order to move your APS

program from current practices to your Vision.

Now that you have new funds targeted for your work with

APS, what can be enhanced or improved in your current

program? These goals must meet the APS Formula Grant

requirements. It is recommended these goals become

SMART goals (specific, measurable, actionable, and

timely).

Using the results of your Environmental Scan, identify key

issues that need to be addressed during this planning

cycle.

These are goals to move your APS Program from current

practices to your Vision #1.z

• Strengthen South Dakota’s ability to respond to reports of elder abuse.

• Adopt best practices for responding to elder abuse.

• Enhance the ability of older adults and adults with disabilities to remain

living in their homes and communities whenever possible.

• Promote education and awareness of elder abuse issues.
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Targeted Improvement Projects

Using the results of your Environmental Scan and PESTEL,

describe the targeted improvements and enhancements

needed for this planning cycle.

Your improvements should be concrete, measurable, and

complete.

WHY is this improvement needed?

What Purpose or NEED will it fill?

What RESOURCES will be used?

What ACTIVITIES will it entail?

What are the direct OUTPUTS of the activities? What are

the intended results and how will clients benefit?

See example on next page.
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EXAMPLE: Illustrate targeted improvements using a Logic Model Framework

Purpose/Needs

to be filled by

ARPA Funds

Inputs (Resource

s Deployed)

Activities Outputs from

Investment

Short-Term Outcomes Long-Term Outcomes

Based on the

results of your

Environmental

Scan and

PESTEL, what

needs of your

APS Program

will be served

by the ARPA

funds?

Should be a

clear

“connection”

with the

Environmental

Scan items.

People, financial,

organizational, or

community

resources

Directed

toward doing

the activity.

Improvement

Projects

Identify the

“What” for

each targeted

improvement,

with enough

context and

information to

explain.

Direct products of

program activities.

May include

types, levels,

and targets of services

to be delivered by the

program.

Examples include num

ber of people served,

number of events

held, and number of

units

of service provided.

Specific changes

in behavior,

knowledge, skills,

status, or level of

functioning in 1 year.

Internal Benefits.

Specific changes in

behavior, knowledge,

skills, status, or level

of functioning.

Long-Term outcomes should be

achievable within the 2-to-5-year

timeframe of grants.

Benefits to your Clients.

Victims of elder

abuse may not

qualify for

other programs

or services, or

programs may

not be available

to meet their

$120,000

Funding will be

used to pay for

cleaning of

hoarded homes

and infested

homes, and to

ARPA 1

Project 1

Provide goods

and services

for victims to

The funds identified

for direct services will

be utilized to meet

the needs of APS

referents in South

Dakota.

Funding available to

meet the emergency

needs of victims of

elder abuse.

Risk of abuse, neglect, and

exploitation will be reduced.

Victims will be able to remain

living in the setting of their

choice.
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needs and

personally they

do not have the

funds to meet

their own

needs.

meet emergency

housing needs.

Funding may also

be used for the

purchase of

goods and

services to meet

the victim’s

needs in their

home or

community

setting.

remain in their

homes.

There are nine

Native

American

Tribes in South

Dakota. Few

have elder

abuse response

teams, and the

scope of those

teams is

limited.

$200,000

Collaborate with

at least two tribes

to establish their

own APS

programs or

multi-disciplinary

teams to address

elder abuse on

tribal lands.

ARPA 1

Project 2

Provide

funding for

meetings, staff,

training,

technology,

consultant,

and

association

memberships.

Establish at least two

Tribal APS Programs

or multi-disciplinary

teams in South

Dakota.

Tribes will be

empowered to be able

to meet the needs of

elder abuse victims on

tribal lands.

Native American elder abuse

victims will receive more

culturally aware and appropriate

services. Tribes will be able to

better respond to the needs of

their citizens.

APS worker’s

personal safety

may be

impacted by

unannounced

home visits

$5000

Utilize lone

worker

technology to

ARPA 1

Project 3

Lone worker

technology

Increase the safety of

APS workers during

unannounced home

visits.

APS workers will feel

more safe and secure

while conducting

unannounced home

visits.

APS workers will feel more safe

and secure while conducting

unannounced home visits.
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performed as

part of their job

duties.

increase APS

workersafety.

Caseloads are

high resulting in

less available

time for staff to

spend on case

resolution.

Additional time

on case

investigation

and resolution

will decrease

repeat

referrals.

$198,350

Contract for

nursing

assessments and

explore

opportunities for

additional staff.

ARPA 1

Project 4

Explore

increase

Increase amount of

time APS staff can

spend with victims by

10%. Increase APS

staffs’ meeting of

deadline metrics by 2

days. Increase positive

health outcomes for

victims by utilizing

nurse consultant.

Outcomes for victims

will be enhanced, their

overall health will be

enhanced, and APS

staff will be able to

meet required

deadlines for

documentation.

Outcomes for victims will be

enhanced, their overall health

will be enhanced, and APS staff

will be able to meet required

deadlines for documentation.

APS staff

require

specialized

training to

meet the needs

of victims of

elder abuse.

$42,100

Identify training

opportunities,

including the

National Adult

Protective

Services

Association

(NAPSA)

conference, for

APS workers to

attend.

ARPA 1

Project 5

Training

Increase knowledge of

APS workers and

supervisors of elder

abuse issues,

investigation

techniques, and

positive outcomes for

victims.

APS workers will have

increased knowledge

and training which will

improve outcomes for

victims.

APS workers will have increased

knowledge and training which

will improve outcomes for

victims.

The public does

not have

sufficient

awareness of

$80,000*

Extend the public

awareness

ARPA 1

Project 6

Increase awareness of

elder abuse issues and

the availability of APS

services.

The public will have

more awareness of

elder abuse and APS.

APS will receive increased

referrals due to public awareness

campaign.
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elder abuse

issues and the

availability of

APS.

campaign

developed as part

of CRRSA funding.

*$25,000

redirected from

ARPA 1 set aside

for operational

plan

development

Public

Awareness

Many law

enforcement

officers are not

trained on elder

abuse issues.

Increased

education

would help

increase the

numbers of

arrests and

prosecutions of

elder abuse.

$175,000

Provide training

to law

enforcement

officers.

ARPA 2

Project 1

Law

Enforcement

Training

Increase law

enforcement officer

understanding of

elder abuse and South

Dakota’s elder abuse

statutes.

Law enforcement will

have a greater

understanding of law

enforcement issues

and arrests will

increase.

Law enforcement will have a

greater understanding of law

enforcement issues and arrests

and prosecutions will increase.

Multidisciplinary

teams are best

practice in

investigating

elder abuse.

$50,000

Create MDTs in

several larger

communities in

the state.

ARPA 2

Project 2

MDT creation

Create MDTs to

address elder abuse

issues in larger

communities across

the state.

MDTs will better

address elder abuse

and provide higher

quality APS services to

victims.

MDTs will continue to best

address elder abuse and provide

higher quality APS services to

victims.

Continued

increasesin

cases may

require

$250,000

Explore options

to expand

ARPA 2

Project 3

Explore options to

expand capacity to

address increased

caseloads for

Continue to provide

high quality services to

victims of elder abuse,

meet deadline metrics,

Continue to provide high quality

services to victims of elder abuse,

meet deadline metrics, and

ensure quality documentation.
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additional

capacity.

capacity to

address

continued

increase in cases.

Explore

Capacity

investigators, address

medical concerns, and

assist with day-to-day

operations.

and ensure quality

documentation.

The public

would benefit

from continued

education and

understanding

of elder abuse

issues.

$175,000

Continue public

awareness

campaign.

ARPA 2

Project 4

Public

Awareness

Continue public

awareness campaign

to inform and educate

public.

Provide understanding

and awareness of

elder abuse issues and

inform about APS and

related services.

Decrease incidents of

elder abuse, increase

reports to APS.

Provide understanding and

awareness of elder abuse issues

and inform about APS and

related services. Decrease

incidents of elder abuse, increase

reports to APS.

APS staff

require ongoing

training.

$50,000

Provide training,

including

attendance at

NAPSA

conference, for

APS staff.

ARPA 2

Project 5

Staff training

Identify and provide

ongoing training for

APS staff in

investigations, safety,

best practices, and

services for victims.

Enhanced

investigations and

services for victims of

elder abuse.

Enhanced investigations and

services for victims of elder

abuse.

There are only a

limited number

of tribal

governments in

SD with elder

abuse response

teams.

$50,000

Provide expertise

and assistance in

helping tribal

governments

create APS

programs or

MDTs.

ARPA 2

Project 6

Tribal APS

Provide training,

expertise, and

assistance to tribal

governments to

develop elder abuse

response teams in

Indian Country.

Enhanced

investigations of elder

abuse on tribal lands.

Enhanced response to

allegations of

victimization of elders

and adults with

disabilities living in

Indian Country.

Enhanced investigations of elder

abuse on tribal lands. Enhanced

response to allegations of

victimization of elders and adults

with disabilities living in Indian

Country. Decreased incidents of

elder abuse. More awareness of

elder abuse.

New data

management

and reporting

capabilities may

$75,000

Update data

management

ARPA 2

Project 7

Tracking,

management, and

reporting capabilities

will be enhanced.

Improved data

tracking, management,

and reporting.

Improved data tracking,

management, and reporting.

Enhanced management of cases

and staffing levels.
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be identified in

the next 3-5

years that

would enhance

APS’ ability to

track, manage,

and report

data.

capabilities and

reporting as

needed.

Data

Management

Victims of elder

abuse may not

qualify for

other program

or services, or a

program may

not be available

to meet their

needs, and they

may not

personally have

the funds to

meet their own

needs.

$224,550

Funding will be

used for cleaning

of hoarded

homes and

infested homes

and to meet

emergency

housing needs.

Funding may also

be used for the

purchase of

goods and

services to meet

the victim’s

needs in their

home and

community

setting.

ARPA 2

Project 8

Provide goods

and services

for victims to

remain in their

homes or

relocate to a

safe setting.

The funds identified

for direct services will

be utilized to meet

the needs of victims

referred to SD APS.

Funding available to

meet the emergency

needs of victims of

elder abuse.

Risk of abuse, neglect, and

exploitation will be reduced.

Victims will be able to remain

living in the setting of their

choice.

APS Program

Evaluation and

Gap Analysis

needed after

APS

$200,000

Contract for

program

evaluation and

ARPA 2

Project 9

Update policies and

procedures.

Review and

recommend updates

Issue an RFP and enter

into a contract with a

vendor to begin

evaluation and

analysis.

Review completed and program

improvements made to better

benefit victims of abuse, neglect,

and exploitation.
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Specialization in

2019.

updates to meet

best practices

and align with

Voluntary

Consensus

Guidelines where

possible and

appropriate.

Program

Evaluation/Gap

Analysis

to statutes and

administrative rules

according to findings.

Technology

advancements

and equipment

needs may be

identified as

APS in SD

evolves.

$100,000

Continue to

explore options

to enhance staff’s

ability to

investigate

referrals and

provide services.

ARPA 2

Project 10

Program

Enhancements

Maintain staff’s ability

to appropriately

investigate and

provide adult

protective services.

Explore technology

and equipment

opportunities for APS

staff.

APS staff will be able to utilize

current technology to investigate

and provide services.
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Budget / Spending Plan for ARPA funds – Semi-annually for 3 to 5 years

Budget/Spending Plan will be used to enhance, improve, and expand the ability of APS workers to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and

exploitation. Be sure to use separate line items for each major improvement project.

Operational Plan Submission due by January 31, 2022.

ARPA 1- First Grant Allocation - August 2021 - September 2023

Description 2022

Period 1

2022

Period 2

2023

Period 1

2023

Period 2

Total

Project 1

Goods and

Services 40,000 40,000 40,000 120,000

Project 2

Tribal

Partnerships 20,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 200,000

Project 3 Lone Worker 0 0 5000 0 5,000

Project 4

Explore

Capacity 0 30,000 84,175 84,175 198,350

Project 5 Training 5000 16,050 5000 16,050 42,100

Project 6 Awareness 10,000 10,000 30,000 30,000 80,000

Total 35,000 156,050 224,175 230,225 645,450
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ARPA 2- Second Grant Allocation - August 2022 September 2024

Description

2023

Period

1

2023 Period

2

2024

Period 1

2024

Period 2 Total

Project 1

Law

Enforcement

Training 43,750 43,750 43,750 43,750 175,000

Project 2 MDT Creation 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 50,000

Project 3

Explore

Capacity 62,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 250,000

Project 4

Public

Awareness 37,500 37,500 50,000 50,000 175,000

Project 5 Training 0 0 25,000 25,000 50,000

Project 6 Tribal APS 0 0 25,000 25,000 50,000

Project 7

Data

Management 12,500 12,500 25,000 25,000 75,000

Project 8

Goods and

Services 42,275 42,275 70,000 70,000 224,550

Project 9

Program

Evaluation 50,000 100,000 25,000 25,000 200,000

Project 10

Program

Enhancements 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 100,000

Total 286,025 336,025 363,750 363,750 1,349,550
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Summary of ARPA 1 + ARPA 2 Expense

2022

Period 1

2022

Period 2

2023

Period 1

2023

Period 2

2024

Period 1

2024

Period 2 Total

Summary 35,000 156,050 510,200 566,250 363,750 363,750 1,995,000

Categories may include:

• Development Operational Plan

• Staffing (include FTE or Consulting Agreements)

• Training

• Technology Upgrade

• Equipment

• Administrative Costs

• Transportation

• Wrap-around services