Tools General A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario English: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/english/guide.htm French: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/french/guide.htm Chinese: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/english/guide-chinese.htm Best Practice Guidelines and Implementation Chart (Women Abuse Council of Toronto) http://www.onpea.org/en/sidenavigation/professionalresources/bestpracticeguidelinesimple mentationchecklist.pdf Elder Abuse Assessment and Intervention Reference Guide http://www.onpea.org/en/sidenavigation/professionalresources/axinterguideen.pdf Looking Beyond the Hurt: A Service Provider s Guide to Elder Abuse Newfoundland http://www.seniorsresource.ca/beyond.htm Pocket Response Guide for Law Enforcement Officers (ONPEA) http://www.onpea.org/en/sidenavigation/professionalresources/pocketresponseguidelawe nforcement.pdf Resource and Training Kit for Service Providers: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults (National Clearinghouse on Family Violence) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/agekit_e.html Health Care Professionals Family Violence Handbook for the Dental Community (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/fvdental.pdf Nursing Education and Violence: Prevention, Detection and Intervention (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-nivf/familyviolence/pdfs/2003nursviolence_e.pdf Violence Issues: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide for Health Professionals (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/safety&savings.pdf Power of Attorney Information Continuing Power of Attorney for Property (Community Legal Education Ontario) http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/pdf/may01/continuing.pdf Guardianship Investigations: The Role of the Office of the Ontario PG & T (Government of Ontario) http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/guardinvestigation.pdf
Powers of Attorney and Living Wills : Some Questions and Answers (Government of Ontario) http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/livingwillqa.pdf Power of Attorney and Related Issues Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) (Advocacy Centre for the Elderly) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/powers/faq.htm Power of Attorney for Personal Care (CLEO) http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/pdf/may01/power.pdf Advance Care Planning Advance Care Planning and End of Life Decision Making: More than Just Documents (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/advance_care_planning_and_eol.pdf Advance Care Planning in Ontario (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/advance_care_planning_in_ontario.pdf A Guide to Advance Care Planning (Government of Ontario) http://www.gov.on.ca/citizenship/seniors/english/advancecareguide.pdf Options for Advance Care Planning (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/options.pdf Powers of Attorney and Living Wills : Some Questions and Answers http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/livingwillqa.pdf Consent and Capacity Issues Consent and Capacity/Substitute Decision Making: The Basics (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/consent_and_capacity_basics.pdf The Capacity and Assessment Office: Questions and Answers (Government of Ontario) http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacityoffice.asp The Health Care Consent Act and the Substitute Decisions Act: Who Decides What When? 25 Common Misconceptions about the Substitute Decisions Act and Health Care Consent Act (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/misconceptions.pdf Who Assesses Capacity under What Circumstances (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/poa/capacity.pdf Your Substitute Decision-Maker Wallet Card (Government of Ontario) http://www.gov.on.ca/citizenship/seniors/english/walletcardenglish.pdf
Long-Term Care Admission of Sponsored Immigrants into Long-Term Care Facilities (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/nursing/sponimm.pdf Complaints in Long -Term Care Facilities (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/nursing/complaints.pdf Long-Term Care Facility Admission Contracts: The Desperate Need for Consumer Protection Legislation (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/nursing/admission.pdf Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: The Advocate s Manual:Third Edition (ACE Order Form there is a cost) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/manual.pdf Making a Complaint/Reporting Abuse - (Long-Term Care Homes, Government of Ontario) http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ltc/15_facilities.html#7 Nursing Homes and Homes for the Aged: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/elder/pubs.htm Preventing and Responding to Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities: Lessons Learned from the Abuse Prevention in Long-Term Care (APLTC) Project (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/long-term%20care_e.pdf Returning Home: Fostering a Supportive and Respectful Environment in the Long-Term Care Setting (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/agekit_e.html Stand by Me: Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Residents in Long-Term Care Settings (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/agestand_e.html When Home is Not a Home: Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care: A Resident s Perspective (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/agehome_e.html Retirement/Care Homes Care Homes (CLEO) http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/pdf/sept04/carehome.pdf
Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities: What you Should Know about the Differences (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/pubs/rh/differences.pdf Retirement Homes and Tenancy Issues: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) (ACE) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/retirement/faq.htm Retirement Homes Complaints Response and Information Service http://www.orca-homes.com/information.html Community Care Domestic Abuse in Later Life: A Competency Based Training Manual for Meals on Wheels and Other Elder Services Staff (The Rural Victimization Project FLORIDA) http://familyvio.ssw.fsu.edu/rural/elderly.html Home Care Bill of Rights (CLEO) http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/pdf/jan05/hc-bor.pdf Home Care Complaints and Appeals (CLEO) http://www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/pdf/health/homecare.pdf Overview of (in home) Care Options (Ontario) http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ltc/3_overview.html Community Responses to the Abuse of Older Adults Abuse Prevention of Older Adults Network of Peterborough County and City (Co-ordinated Community Response information is available on their Web Site) www.olderadultabuse.org Breaking the Pattern: How Communities can Help (Family Violence) (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/breaking.pdf Canadian Association for Community Care Community Networks (to address the abuse of older adults) http://www.bccrns.ca/resources/cacc/englishcd/membersonly/abuseofseniors/trainingmanual s/communitynetworks.html Community Awareness and Response: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults (National Clearinghouse on Family Violence - NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/agecommuni_e.pdf Community Education, Prevention and Response: A Community Training Manual for those who want to Address the Issue of the Abuse of Older Adults in their Community (Advocacy Centre for the Elderly: Preston, J and Wahl, J; 2002) http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/elder/pubs.htm
Community Responses to Domestic Violence Developing Policies and Protocols (Duluth: Pence and McDonnell) http://www.duluth-model.org/documents/polproc.htm Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (that Wisconsin and Ohio Elder Abuse I Team Projects) http://www.duluth-model.org/ Evaluating Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence (Sheppard, Melanie, April 1999) http://www.vawnet.org/domesticviolence/research/vawnetdocs/ar_ccr.pdf Abuse of Older Adults Intervention Teams Building an Elder Abuse Community Consultation Team: Successes and Challenges (Manuel, Lisa) http://www.onpea.org/strategy/communication/conference02/manuel.pdf Elder Abuse Intervention Team (Edmonton) http://www.menet.ab.ca/bins/view_practice.asp?pid=533 Ohio Inter-Disciplinary Team (I Team) Manual (2004) http://www.ag.state.oh.us/online_publications/child_elder_protection/pdf/04eatf_app_b.pdf The Wellington-Dufferin Community Consultation Team: A Collaborative Response to Elder Abuse (O Connor, Sheli) http://www.onpea.org/strategy/communication/conference04/28wellingtondufferincommunit yconsultationteam.pdf Wisconsin Inter-Disciplinary Team (I Team) Manual (2002) http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aps/documents/elder_abuse_interdisciplinary_team_manual_wit h_explanation_61203.doc First Nations Resources A Resource Guide on Family Violence Issues for Aboriginal Communities (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/resourceguide.pdf Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities: An Aboriginal Perspective (NCFV) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/aborigin.pdf Pertinent Government of Ontario Acts (Legislation) Charitable Institutions Act, 1990 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/90c09_e.htm
Health Care Consent Act, 1996 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/96h02_e.htm Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, 1990 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/90h13_e.htm Long-Term Care Act, 1994 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/94l26_e.htm Mental Health Act, 1990 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/90m07_e.htm Nursing Homes Act, 1990 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/90n07_e.htm Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/dblaws/statutes/english/04p03_e.htm Substitute Decisions Act http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/pgtsda.pdf