Elder Abuse Posts

COVID-19 brings unprecedented urgency to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 15, 2020

1 in 6 older Canadians are victimized by elder abuse, with 1 in 3 CARP Members saying they know someone who has fallen ...

CARP Calls on Ontario to Implement Wettlaufer Inquiry Recommendations

July 31, 2019

WOODSTOCK, Ontario, July 31, 2019  -- CARP welcomes the recommendations included in The Long-Term Care Homes Public ...

March is Fraud Prevention Month. Learn how to protect yourself

March 11, 2019

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) has produced a number of resources addressing fraud in Canada. This bulletin was ...

CARP Calls for a Seniors Banking Voluntary Code of Conduct

February 5, 2019

Today CARP asked the Federal Consumer Agency of Canada to make banking secure and safer for older adults. As part of ...

89 per cent say government must address elder abuse, yet it has hardly registered this election

May 30, 2018

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (Toronto) – An overwhelming eighty-nine per cent of CARP members believe the government ...

2018 Ontario Budget Submission

February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018 CARP's submission for the 2018 Ontario Budget focused on the following three priorities: ...

Long-Term Care Needs to Change with the Times

January 26, 2018

Friday, January 26, 2018 – We have a crisis in long-term care in Canada. “We are still using a model for ...

CARP calls for public inquiry into elder abuse

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017 - Last week, CARP called for a public inquiry into how long-term care deals with abuse and untimely deaths ...

Grey Matters: Mistreatment and abuse of patients in long-term care homes is anything but rare

May 16, 2017

Wanda Morris, Postmedia News | May 16, 2017 12:41 PM ET It was over 3 decades ago, but I still remember the elegant ...

James Acker dies after nursing home beating

April 18, 2017

April 18, 2017 - James Acker, an 86 year-old father and husband, was living in a long-term care facility in Dundas, ...