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[PDF]  When I'm 64: A Guide to Benefits and Services for People Aged 60 and Over

This reprinted booklet contains information on government pensions and benefits for seniors. The booklet also contains information about adult guardianship legislation, health care services and benefits, housing, safety ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: pensions & benefits; planning for your future; planning for your future; seniors pensions & benefits + all subtopics

[PDF]  Fact Sheets on Abuse of Older Adults

These fact sheets provide basic information about the abuse of seniors. They cover psychological and emotional abuse, financial abuse or exploitation, physical or sexual abuse, medication abuse, and violation of ... + more details

From BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support (BC CEAS)
Subtopics: abuse & neglect; abuse & neglect of older adults

[PDF]  Benefits and Services for Seniors

This booklet describes seniors' rights, including what benefits seniors may be entitled to receive when they retire or if they get sick, where they can get information about benefits, how their rights to safety are ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: housing & services; pensions & benefits; seniors pensions & benefits + all subtopics

[PDF]  Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

Abuse and neglect of older adults takes many different forms: physical, sexual, emotional, and financial. This information sheet is part of the Help Starts Here series and provides information for older adults that ... + more details

From BC Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General
Subtopics: abuse & neglect; abuse & neglect of older adults; victim support & victim rights + all subtopics

[PDF]  LSLAP Manual: Guardianship

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at the LSLAP program's legal clinics. It provides an overview of the legal issues that arise where individuals lack the capacity to make important life ... + more details

From UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
Subtopics: making decisions about medical care; planning for your future; planning for your future; when an adult is not capable; when an adult is not capable + all subtopics

[PDF]  Giving Other People Authority to Help You Manage Your Affairs

There are formal and informal ways to give someone permission to help us manage our financial affairs. If you decide to take a more formal step, this information sheet outlines some common options. All of them can be ... + more details

From BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support (BC CEAS)
Subtopics: abuse & neglect; abuse & neglect of older adults; planning for your future; planning for your future + all subtopics

[PDF]  Legal Advocacy & the Elder Law Clinic

This brochure includes information specifically about the Elder Law Clinic. It also describes many of the legal advocacy and community programs offered by BC CEAS, and lists some useful print materials available from ... + more details

From BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support (BC CEAS)
Subtopics: abuse & neglect; abuse & neglect of older adults; finding legal help + all subtopics

[PDF]  LSLAP Manual: Mental Health Law

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at the LSLAP program legal clinics. It provides an overview of the law governing mental health facility admissions/discharges, the rights of the ... + more details

From UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
Subtopics: making decisions about medical care; mental health; patients rights; rights & protection from discrimination; when an adult is not capable; when an adult is not capable + all subtopics

[PDF]  Abuse and Neglect of Seniors: Is it a Crime?

There is no crime called "senior abuse" or "elder abuse" but many of the behaviours that we call "abuse" are crimes that can occur against people of any age. This fact sheet provides examples, covering situations of ... + more details

From BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support (BC CEAS)
Subtopics: abuse & neglect; abuse & neglect of older adults

[PDF]  Money Matters for Seniors

This brochure describes some key facts and makes suggestions to help to prevent financial abuse or fraud. It is linked to the Money Matters interactive video workshop that BCCEAS offers, as well as the Money Matters For ... + more details

From BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support (BC CEAS)
Subtopics: planning for your future; planning for your future; protecting yourself from crime + all subtopics