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The financial abuse of mentally incompetent older adults — a Canadian study
Author(s)	John B Bond, Rosemarie Cuddy, Gloria L Dixon
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 11, no 4, 1999
Pages	pp 23-38
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Mental disorder ; Court of protection ; Canada.
Annotation	The results of a pilot study on the financial abuse of mentally incompetent older Canadians are reported. The study's objectives were to: establish the incidence of suspected financial abuse among the clientele of the Office of Public Trustee, Province of Manitoba; identify the characteristics of mentally incompetent older adults most at risk; and identify indicators of financial abuse. Approximately 20% of the cases opened in a one year period were under suspicion of abuse. Findings were consistent with those of other research projects on elder abuse, in general, showing an over-representation of women over the age of eighty as victims of financial abuse. Unpaid personal care home bills when money should have been available was the most common indicator. In addition to providing a list of indicators of financial abuse that are of potential use to professionals devising prevention programmes, practical implications for service providers are presented. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000608209 A
Classmark	QNT: E: JVC :7S
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