September 23, 2020 - Globe and Mail
Liberal government proposes penalizing those who neglect seniors in care
By: Janice Dickson
Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, pointed out that elder abuse is already a crime, but said the repercussions for operators of care homes who fail to protect their residents have been inadequate to discourage repeat offenders. “Amending the Criminal Code to penalize those responsible for neglecting older adults in long-term care, and hopefully other congregate-care settings like retirement homes, seems like a necessary policy change,” he said.