TITLE

Some seniors take a licking

AUTHOR(S)

Sillars, Les

PUB. DATE

August 1995

SOURCE

Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;8/7/95, Vol. 22 Issue 34, p34

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Criticizes the lack of concrete results of `Synergy II', a government-funded study on seniors abuse. Calgary's Kerby Center; Canada Department of Health; Statistics on seniors abuse; Social worker Jinny Boyack; Study's need to develop training programs for workers and volunteers; Proposal of treatment options; Sparse descriptions of counselling and treatment procedure; Health Canada analyst Carol Macleod.

ACCESSION #

9509231513

Tags: OLDER people -- Abuse of

 

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