Enhancing safety and security for Canadian seniors : setting the stage for action / prepared by the F/P/T Committee of Officials (Seniors) ; lead jurisdiction, British Columbia Office for Seniors.: H88-3/35-1999E-PDF
"This report focuses on the issue of safety and security for older Canadians. It addresses three specific components of safety and security: injuries (primarily in relation to falls), elder abuse and crime. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and background to the document and describes the intended audience. It also discusses the significance of this important issue. Chapter 2 provides an overview of issues affecting vulnerability in later life. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 provide data concerning the incidence, consequences and issues for action in relation to injury in later life, abuse of older persons, and crimes against older persons, respectively. Chapter 6 consists of a checklist which jurisdictions can use to examine their progress in terms of enhancing safety and security in the three areas of injury, elder abuse, and crime"--Introd., p. 1.
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| Title | Enhancing safety and security for Canadian seniors : setting the stage for action / prepared by the F/P/T Committee of Officials (Seniors) ; lead jurisdiction, British Columbia Office for Seniors. |
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| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Digital text |
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| Description | 32 p. : graphs |
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