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A recent Ontario Superior Court decision rules that personal support workers and caregivers may owe fiduciary responsibilities to the individuals they care for.
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Perpetrator is typically a family member or caregiver.
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According to the Toronto police, two to 10 per cent (about 40,000 to 200,000) of seniors are abused in Ontario.
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In this video presentation, Constable Jason Peddle, Vulnerable Persons Coordinator, Toronto Police Service, speaks about some of the current frauds and scams against older, often isolated people.
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How’s the quality of care in Canadian long-term-care facilities?
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Police have charged Wettlaufer with murder alleging she killed eight nursing home residents.
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Prescribing appropriate medications for seniors will require a culture change.
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The debate around assisted death is hitting a fever pitch.
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In Ontario, marriage nullifies an existing will, making it easier for predatory brides or grooms to take control of assets.
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Canada’s doctors are pleading with the federal government to put specific guidelines in its medically assisted dying law regarding patients who want to end their lives because of psychological suffering.
