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Marta Hajek, executive director of Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, says the past year has seen a 250% increase in calls to their Seniors Safety Line from older adults dealing with neglect and financial abuse.
She’s referring to the 83% of seniors living in the community in Ontario not those in long-term care or retirement homes who were forced into a lockdown and various restrictions for more than a year.
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“There’s a lot going on behind closed doors which is not even reported,” she said Monday on the eve of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.