Fact Sheets

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What is Elder Abuse?

 Fact Sheet on the types of elder abuse and related warning signs, as well as the long-term effects on the
health and well-being of older persons. Information is provided for reporting elder abuse and the
Seniors Safety Line to assist in navigating support agencies and services in Ontario.

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The Warning Signs Fact Sheet provides an overview specific actions and behaviors affiliated with physical, financial, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect. 

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Post Card: This resource provides a list of tips on staying connected to help decrease isolation and prevent elder abuse.

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Financial Abuse

 

Financial abuse can be prevented when we understand the root causes. In order to protect each other from financial abuse, we must know the signs. This brochure provide an overview of financial abuse, type of abuse, including power of attorney, tactics used to take advantage of older adults, list of supports/resources for help and reporting.

Download Brochure in:  English | French

This Post Card includes tips on preventing financial abuse along with contact information for reporting suspected elder abuse and the Seniors Safety Line to assist with navigating support services in Ontario.   

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Practical Tips When Banking is a fact sheet to prevent financial abuse. This tip sheet is intended to provide information on ways you, the banking customer, can protect your financial assets!  A list of organizations that provide assistance and information are included.

Download Fact Sheet in: English

Fact Sheet on frauds and scams with prevention tips and resources. The fact sheet explains what is a scam and tactics used to take advantage of older adults. Case examples illustrate the types of scams prevalent in society and how seniors can be vulnerable to this form of financial abuse. Cautions of Do’s and Don’ts are listed and important steps to protect from frauds and scams.  Helpful resources with contact information for supports and reporting are included.

Download Fact Sheet in: English | French | Italian | Korean | Portuguese Russian 

 

Financial Abuse is the most comSafe and Sound a tool to help guard against financial security, toolkit, financial abuse, frauds and scams mon form of elder abuse. Fortunately, you can take some easy, practical steps to protect your money. Preventing financial abuse starts with financial literacy, which equips you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to protect your money. This tool will provide helpful tips for increasing your financial literacy, it provides tips for safe banking, safe computing, and avoiding frauds and scams.

Download Tool in:  EnglishFrench | Farsi | Punjabi Russian 

This Fact Sheet explains what is a scam and tactics used to take advantage of older adults. Case examples illustrate the types of scams prevalent in society and how seniors can be vulnerable to this form of financial abuse. Cautions of Do’s and Don’ts are listed and important steps to protect from frauds and scams.  Helpful resources with contact information for supports and reporting are included.

Download Fact Sheet in: English | French | Italian | Korean | Portuguese Russian 

Financial abuse has individual and broader social costs, so we all have a collective interest in preventing and addressing it. This Fact Sheet provides examples of the impact on older adults and its consequences and what can we do – Support and Report!  We all have a role to play in preventing and addressing elder abuse. Let’s all do our part.

Download Fact Sheet in:  English | French

Eder Abuse and knowing your legal rights, power of attorney, legal support, reporting and guardianship, OPGT

This booklet contains legal information, presented in plain language, about some of the tools available to deal with
situations of elder abuse: • Revoking a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property • Reporting Elder Abuse to the Police • Guardianship Investigations • Statutory Guardianships • Court-Appointed Guardianships • Representatives Appointed by the Consent and Capacity Board • Civil Actions for the Recovery of Property and • Important Provincial Resources.

This booklet was developed in collaboration with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, it contains legal information for educational purposes only and is not constructed as legal advice. 

Download Booklet in: English

Frauds and Scams

Frauds and scams are an injustice that we can all prevent and address through awareness, social support, and reporting. This informational Brochure provides tips on recognizing the signs of fraud, types of scams, what we can do and a list of resources to access for support and reporting.

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Frauds and scams are an injustice that we can all prevent and address through awareness, social support, and reporting. This Infographic provides tips on how to protect yourself.

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This Infographic explains what is a cyber security and tips on how older adults can protect themselves. Cyber security is the set of practices that you have in place to protect your devices and personal and financial information. Cyber criminals target individuals to gain information that they can exploit to steal money from you.

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Romance scam fraudsters use dating and social networking sites to contact their victims. They create accounts using stolen photos and backstories that often suggest they work in the military, overseas or in business. They profess their love to gain a victims’ trust and, eventually, their money. This Infographic will help seniors recognize the red flags and how to protect themselves from Romance Scams.

Download Infographic: English

Dementia and Elder Abuse

This Toolkit provides information on Safety Planning for Older Adults, recommendations on how to  Keep Safe in Unhealthy Relationships, and Safety Planning for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment (pages 25-29)

Download Fact Sheet in:   English  

Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse of older adults, fact sheet, starting conversationIts time to talk about sexual abuse of older adults! This Fact Sheet on sexual abuse of older adult provides information on what puts older adults at risk, how to recognize physical signs and emotional behaviours of older adult who could be victims of sexual abuse and how to prevent sexual abuse.

Download Fact Sheet in:   English  l French

Response and Intervention

Health care providers have an essential role to play in addressing elder abuse. Providers must be able to recognize when critical interventions are needed and know how to access resources quickly and effectively. Providers can use this screening tool to aid their responses.

Download Response Guide in: English  |  French

PSW Reference Guide to identify and respond to elder abuse, RIRThis quick reference guide provides personal support workers (PSWs) actions to take if they suspect or witness elder abuse. The 2 page guide reviews providers role of  elder abuse identification – “RIRRecognize signs, Intervene, Respond.

Download Guide in:  English  

Pharmacists guide to recognizing and responding to elder abuseThis Guide was developed to increase pharmacists awareness of elder abuse. The guide provides potential indicators and risk factors for pharmacists to be on alert for and actions they can take if they suspect an older adult is a victim of abuse.

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Getting Help

This reference tool provides a flow chart for responding to elder abuse and a list of key resources for information and referral and reporting.

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how to start a conversation if you are abuse and how to protect yourselfTelling someone know you are at-risk or experiencing abuse can be difficult. This tool guides older adults in approaches on how to start the conversation and provides tips on how to protect yourself from abuse. Remember, no one deserves to be abused or mistreated.

Download Fact Sheet in: English  French

How to Ask about Abuse, What you Need to KnowWhen we suspect or witness abuse it can be difficult to start a conversation with the older adult as abuse is an emotional issue to approach.  These tools provide by-standers information on how to ask about abuse, including sample conversation, and how to handle a situation if the older adult refuses help., what you need to know and what to do if you suspect the older adult is in immediate danger and where to report.

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Tips to consider if moving in with family or friendFor many older adults it makes sense to share a household and share resources. There are some key points to consider before moving in with a relative or friend to prevent elder abuse. This fact sheet provides top concerns of living with family members as well as a checklist of questions to consider before moving in with family.

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directory of provincial organizations and services, listing, help for seniorsProvincial directory of organizations and services who can support and respond to the needs of to older adults in the community. The Directory is divided into sections: Information and Referral, 24 hour
Support or Crisis Lines, Reporting, Advocacy,  Community and Home Support Services, Government
Programs & Services, Housing, Indigenous Supports, Legal Advice, Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes,  and Social and Recreational Centres.

Download Directory in: English

Elder abuse can occur at anytime, anywhere to anyone, but the holidays present an even greater risk, for older adults. More often than not, older adults find themselves in the company of family or friends who may also the ones committing the abuse.

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Summer is a time to relax, unwind and travel. EAPO has created a new Infographic, “Travel Safety Tips for Seniors” to help seniors stay safe on their travels outside Canada this summer season.

Download Infographic in: English

EAPO has created a new Infographic, “7 Ways to Support Seniors in Your Community” (In recognition of National Volunteer Week).

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EAPO has created a new Infographic, “6 ACTIONS for promoting dignity, respect and equality for 2SLGBTQI Seniors”

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Social Media Awareness Raising Toolkit (SMART)

social Media tips, SMARTFirst, and perhaps the easiest, way to begin to spread awareness about elder abuse prevention initiatives is to incorporate research-informed messaging and organizational tools to optimize outreach. Use this SMART kit to create framed messaging in your social media by keeping up to date with relevant
awareness days with our outreach calendar and utilizing reframed posts with graphics to engage your
audiences.

Download: EAPO_SMARTsocialmediatips_2021 

social media post samples, twitter, facebook, Apply these ready to use social media posts to your awareness messaging. These posts can be used for special awareness days or general promotions to increase awareness and education of elder abuse to the public. A listing of special awareness days can be found in the 2021 Outreach Calendar in SMART.

Suggested links to EAPO Facts sheets and Tools are provided, which can be included in your posts as links to resources for further information. A complete listing of Tools and Resources are available at www.eapon.ca.
See EAPO’s toolkit graphics to add even more content to your post to engage audiences!

Download: EAPO_SMARTsocialmediasampleposts_2021


      

 

Use EAPO’s Social Media Graphics to add even more content to your post to engage audiences!

Apply these ready to use social media graphics to your awareness messaging. These images can be used for special awareness days or general promotions to increase awareness and education of elder abuse to the public. A listing of special awareness days can be found in the 2021 Outreach Calendar in SMART.  Suggested links to EAPO Facts sheets and Tools can be found in EAPO’s SMART Sample Social Media Posts, which can be included in your posts.

Download:  EN: Emotional   l  Financial   l   Physical 

                     FR: Émotionnels l Financiers l Physiques

Use this calendar to stay up-to-date on relevant awareness days that can be tied into elder abuse prevention messaging and tools. See our sample social media posts, links, and graphics that alight with specific awareness days to engage and promote to your social networks

Download: EAPO SMART calendar 2024-2025

EAPO Resource Order Form

EAPO collaterals for your upcoming Seniors Fairs and Community Events are available. Please complete form indicating your needs (quantity & language) as well as providing a shipping address & contact information for shipment. Please email your completed form to : [email protected]. 

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