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Marta Hajek, executive director of Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, says the past year has seen a 250% increase in calls to their Seniors Safety Line from older adults dealing with neglect and financial abuse.
She’s referring to the 83% of seniors living in the community in Ontario not those in long-term care or retirement homes who were forced into a lockdown and various restrictions for more than a year.
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“There’s a lot going on behind closed doors which is not even reported,” she said Monday on the eve of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
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Elder abuse cases drop to 96 last year from 127 in 2019
Social worker Valencia Ng said the elderly who are being abused often do not want to reveal their situation to others. TNP FILE PHOTO
Most cases involve physical abuse or neglect: Ministry of Social and Family Development
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The number of abuse cases involving the vulnerable elderly has fallen from 127 in 2019 to 96 last year.
Most of the cases investigated by the Ministry of Social and Family Development s Adult Protective Service (APS) involved physical abuse or neglect.
But there were also other forms of abuse, including psychological, emotional and sexual abuse.