Elder Abuse in BC (Recorded Webinar)

Lawyers Krista James and Kevin Smith answer common questions about abuse of older adults in British Columbia. Current to June 2024. Show notes at www.peopleslawschool.ca/webin...
Introduction
2:55 What is considered elder abuse.
Financial elder abuse
5:50 Common ways older adults experience financial abuse.
7:35 What an older adult can do if they lend money to their adult child and the child describes the loan as an “early inheritance” and refuses to repay it.
12:00 Factors that an older adult should consider before making their adult child a joint owner of their home in exchange for being looked after as their health declines.
16:10 What the child of an older adult can do if a sibling has been given power of attorney over their parent’s property and the sibling uses the parent’s savings to buy themself appliances and furniture.
Other forms of abuse and neglect
19:40 What to do if you suspect that an older adult who lives with one of their adult children is being abused.
25:20 How to know if an older adult who has Alzheimer’s and lives in a care home is being neglected.
31:20 What red flags to look for if you suspect that an older adult is being physically abused by their spouse.
Preventing elder abuse
34:40 Common signs of abuse, including financial abuse.
37:50 Tips to help an older adult avoid abuse, financial and otherwise.
Dealing with elder abuse
41:45 Steps that an older adult (or someone helping them) can take if they’re being abused.
46:25 Resources available to help older adults.
Live questions
48:40 What to do if an older adult has a son living in their basement who won’t move out or pay rent.
50:40 Whether designated agencies are required to investigate suspected financial abuse or just concerns about physical abuse.
51:40 Factors that may be in play if a person encourages an older adult to consider medical assistance in dying (MAiD) simply because they are elderly.
53:20 Factors to consider if an adult child promises not to put a parent in a care home but wants to be compensated financially.
56:40 Whether it is abuse if an adult child, who is their mother’s attorney and representative, recovers out of pocket expenses, like transportation and therapy costs, from their mother.