Cost of Living Increases Risk of Elder Abuse: Advocate

Cost of Living Increases Risk of Elder Abuse: Advocate
Financial abuse is the most common form of elder abuse in Canada.Shutterstock
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Baby boomers will increasingly be at risk of elder abuse as cost of living pressures bite, and $3.5 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) in assets is passed on to younger generations in the next three decades.

Age Discrimination Commissioner Kay Patterson gave the warning as she prepared to step down from the role after seven years, arguing Australia must create a national power-of-attorney register.

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