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Abstract: 

This is the first part of a multipart article based on a national study of self-neglecting APS clients that was conducted from 1990 to 1991. Although the information is 15-years-old, it represents the only national collection of data on self-neglecting adults, and as such may be of interest to practitioners. Part one of this article covers the reasons that led to the study, the methodology used to collect the data, and a summary of the findings. Upcoming parts will include implications for APS practitioners and conclusions drawn from the data. Many older adults and disabled adults who live independently reach a point in their lives when self-care becomes inadequate to assure their minimum safety and well being. There are also some adults whose disabilities have always limited their ability to care for themselves. This inability to maintain a basic level of self-care is labeled self-neglecting behavior.

Keywords: self-neglecting behavior

Affiliations:  1: Virginia Guardianship Association.