Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults Teaching Resources

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Welcome to the Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults Teaching Resources Page The aim of this page is to provide and share resources that can be used to teach students about abuse and neglect of older adults. Please feel free to add any resources you feel will be helpful. For help adding resources please click here: [Editing cheatsheet].

Contents 1 Best Practice Recommendations 2 E-Learning 3 Lecture Slides 4 Media Stories 5 Online Information and Fact Sheets 6 Print Resources 7 Statistical Information 8 Videos 9 Webinars 10 Workshops

[edit] Best Practice Recommendations

The Registered Nurse’s Association of Ontario (RNAO) offers Best Practice Guidelines for preventing and addressing abuse and neglect of older adults:

• The full recommendations are available to download in pdf format here: [1]
• There is also a webinar available on the same page, which discusses the recommendations.
• The recommendations are aimed at nurses, but are also relevant to other members of the interprofessional health care team.

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[edit] E-Learning

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario offers a free eLearning course based on the Best Practice Guidelines for elder abuse:

• The course can be found here: Elder Abuse eLearning Course
  • This free eLearning course provides teaching to help understanding of elder abuse, and how to identify and address it.
  • You must register for an online account in order to access the course. Anyone can register, you do not have to be a nurse. This course is appropriate for any health-related discipline.

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[edit] Lecture Slides

The Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect offers several teaching resources:

• Here is a free pdf version of lecture slides intended to for a 50-minute lecture: An Introduction to Elder Abuse
  • The slides are directed towards nursing students, however, it could be adapted to other disciplines.
  • Some changes may need to be made as it is an American resource.
• Here you can find trainer notes to accompany the slides.

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[edit] Media Stories

There are several news stories about elder abuse available online:

• Here is a short news story, from City News about elder abuse in Canada: New study gives shocking snapshot of elder abuse in Canada
• This story from Capital News provides a more in depth look at elder abuse in Canada, including statistics: More seniors face elder abuse in Canada
• This article from Forbes.com examines elder abuse in caregiving. Although it is an American article, it is also relevant to Canadian seniors: The dark side of caregiving: Elder abuse news

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[edit] Online Information and Fact Sheets

The Government of Canada website has several resources about elder abuse in Canada, including:

• Factsheets, brochures, and research
• Information about the signs of financial abuse and how to help prevent it

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[edit] Print Resources

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[edit] Statistical Information

Statistics Canada offers several reports about elder abuse in Canada:

• This report contains elder abuse statistics and its connection to family violence. There are also several tables available that could be used for lectures: Family Violence Against Seniors

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[edit] Videos

Elder Abuse Ontario offers a series of short videos demonstrating the various types of elder abuse:

• Forms of Abuse

City News has a recent news story regarding elder abuse in Canada:

• New study gives shocking snapshot of elder abuse in Canada

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[edit] Webinars

The Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse has webinars about the issue:

• Here you can find a webinar about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2016.

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[edit] Workshops

Alzheimer Society Niagara offers a workshop about abuse and neglect of older adults that can be tailored to students.

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