EOEA Minutes/Reports
| Submitted | March 22, 2018 |
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From: Corlyn Voorhees
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
-EOEA meeting minutes from January 2014 to present
-The EOEA annual report, as outlined in 651 CMR 5.0 Section 5.26 (“The Department shall report annually on its activities and the activities of designated agencies providing Protective Services to Elders under the Protective Services Program. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the General Court and the public no later than 120 days following the end of each fiscal year”), from FY 2012 to FY 2017
-Any other reports, such as monthly or quarterly reports, that aggregate or track reports of abuse to the EOEA and subsequent investigations/cases from January 2014 to present
If you have any questions regarding the scope of my request, I would be happy to discuss them.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Corlyn Voorhees
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Ms. Voorhees,
Thank you for taking my call, and for clarifying one part of your Public Records Request dated 3/22/18.
Based on our discussion regarding your request for "EOEA meeting minutes from January 2014 to present," it is my understanding that you are looking for minutes of public meetings, during that time period, related to protective services and elder abuse and neglect cases.
Can you confirm by responding to this email that the information as described above accurately reflects the clarification you provided?
We are working on identifying documents that are responsive to the other portions of your request as well. As I mentioned during our call, there is a short description on our Elder Abuse Reporting page that summarizes the focus of each agency (EOEA, DPPC, and DPH) on reporting and investigating cases of elder abuse and neglect.
https://www.mass.gov/report-elder-abuse
Thank you again for taking my call.
Sincerely,
Tom Lyons
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Tom Lyons
Director of Communications
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Thomas.H.Lyons@state.ma.us<mailto:Thomas.H.Lyons@state.ma.us>
617-222-7458 (o)
857-292-2033 (c)
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Hi Ms. Voorhees,
Just following up on this - when you have a minute today can you please respond to the email below.
Thx,
Tom Lyons
From: Corlyn Voorhees
Hi Tom,
Sorry for the delay. Yes, I'm looking specifically for minutes regarding protective services and elder abuse/neglect cases.
Thank you very much!
Corlyn Voorhees
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Thank you!
Tom
From: Corlyn Voorhees
Hi Tom,
I just wanted to follow up to see when I could expect these records. At the very least, if possible, I'm looking to get the FY 2017 Annual Report as soon as possible, even if it splits my request up into two parts. Along with the report as soon as possible, I'm looking for the total number of investigators with the EOEA that investigate elder abuse cases.
I'm willing to get the second part (the rest of the records I originally requested) at a later date, whenever the department is able to compile it.
If you're willing to do this, please let me know.
Thank you very much!
Corlyn Voorhees
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Corlyn,
I’m sorry you haven’t received a response yet – let me check on where this is and I will get back to you today.
Tom
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Hello,
Please accept my apologies for the delay.
My understanding is you are requesting the number of PS reports for 2016 and 2017-
# of reports FY2016 - 27,761
# of Reports FY2017 - 30,739
I am in the office this morning, please connect with me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Marylouise
Marylouise Gamache
Records Access Officer
ADRC Project Coordinator
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place 5th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 222-7475
Fax: (617) 727-9368
Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us%3cmailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us>
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify me immediately by return email and do not copy, use, or disseminate information contained in this email.
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From: Corlyn Voorhees
Hi Marylouise,
Thank you for following up with me. While those numbers are certainly helpful, what I'm looking for specifically is the number of investigators who look into the cases, for my follow-up.
I know that DPPC has four investigators, and I also have the numbers of investigators for DDS, DMH, and MRC that work with DPPC to investigate APS cases. I'm just looking for the number of EOEA investigators that handle APS cases, since that covers the demographic of those ages 60+.
I'm also looking for the EOEA Annual Report from FY 2017, to get as soon as possible.
I'd still like the other documents, even if they come at a later time.
Thank you!
Corlyn Voorhees
From: Corlyn Voorhees
Hi Marylouise,
Thank you for speaking with me!
What I'm looking for ASAP is:
1. The number of investigators under EOEA that perform elder abuse/adult protective services investigations
2. The 2017 Annual EOEA Report (the 2016 report was available online: http://www.mass.gov/elders/docs/eoea-fy16-annual-report.pdf)
To clarify my earlier request, which I understand this part of the request will take longer, I'm looking for:
-The annual reports (http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/public-records/eld/executive-office-of-elder-affairs-annual-legislative-reports.html) from FY 2012 to present. I don't need 2016, as it is already available, and I'm requesting the FY 2017 report ASAP.
- Any other reports, such as quarterly/monthly reports produced by EOEA, from Jan. 2014 to present regarding EOEA elder abuse/adult protective services and investigations (ex: DPPC does monthly reports of the number of abuse reports received, the types of abuse reports received, etc.) For reference, this was my request to the DPPC and the documents I received (https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/dppc-meeting-minutes-and-reports-48973/). These are the types of documents/reports I'm looking for.
-Any meeting minutes or official notes from EOEA meetings from Jan. 2014 to present (fitting under this: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/public-records/eld/executive-office-of-elder-affairs-health-minutes-of-open-meetings.html or if there are citizen's advisory board meetings, https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter19A/Section5). I'm specifically interested in meetings or notes pertaining to elder abuse services/APS operations.
- If there is a Citizen's Advisory Board for the EOEA established (linked under previous bullet point, but established by MGL Chapter 19a Section 5), I'd like any reports produced by them, if they exist.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please let me know.
Best,
Corlyn Voorhees
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Hello,
Please find attached our response to your PRR 2018.3.22
Thank you,
Marylouise
Marylouise Gamache
Records Access Officer
ADRC Project Coordinator
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place 5th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 222-7475
Fax: (617) 727-9368
Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us%3cmailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us>
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify me immediately by return email and do not copy, use, or disseminate information contained in this email.
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From: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Hello Ms. Vorhees,
Attached is our supplemental response to your PRR 2018.3.26.
Thank you,
Marylouise
Marylouise Gamache
Records Access Officer
ADRC Project Coordinator
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place 5th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 222-7475
Fax: (617) 727-9368
Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us<mailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us%3cmailto:Marylouise.gamache@state.ma.us>
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify me immediately by return email and do not copy, use, or disseminate information contained in this email.
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