Join EAO for an engaging conference to discuss key issues pertaining to sexuality in long term care, cultural safety, mental health and dementia in an effort to increase our community’s ability to support vulnerable and marginalized older adults experiencing abuse and prevent criminal activity such as home takeover situations from occurring.

This conference is for professionals serving seniors from all sectors including health, long term care, justice/legal, education, social services, community supports, and crisis intervention.

Register early as limited spaces are available!

 

Speakers

 

Promoting Safe and Appropriate Relationships Within a long-term care home: How to Effectively Respond to Sexual Intimacy Between Residents

 Keynote Speaker

Jill Knowlton, Chief Operating Officer at Primacare Living Solutions in London

The Residents' Bill of Rights contains competing rights requiring long-term care homes to, on the one hand, protect residents from abuse, and on the other hand promote the formation of relationships, including intimate relationships, between residents.  This presentation will discuss the challenges faced by long-term care homes in fully respecting and promoting the rights of residents to form relationships with one another in circumstances where one resident has a known diagnosis of dementia.  Personal experiences with respect to effectively responding to Ministry inspections and compliance orders, including recommendations for your home's documented processes for sexual expression; assessment processes for capacity to consent to sexual activity; and staff education and training on exploring these issues with residents and their substitute decision-makers will be shared. Legal considerations will be discussed in regard to protecting the rights of residents (including those with known cognitive impairments) and how to achieve regulatory compliance when balancing competing rights.

 

Cultural Consideration When Addressing Elder Abuse on Territory

Lori Michaud and Leah Delormier, Adult Protection Caseworkers, Adult and Child Protective Services, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

An epidemic of stereotypes and assumptions conitnues to contribute to the vulnerability of indigenous groups in our society; often challenging health and service providers' abilities to provide fair, impartial and dicrimination-free care. This presentation aims to impart culturally safe approaches and strategies for addressing abuse among your community's indigenous elders.

 

Home Takeovers: Community Capacity Building

Gillian Keefe, Home Takeovers Project Coordinator, Crime Prevention Ottawa

A home takeover is when a person feels unsafe in their home because of the presence of a friend, relative or acquaintance that is challenging to remove. The interactive session will provide opportunity to learn about resources that have been developed for both residents and service providers on home takeover prevention, identification and intervention strategies. 

 

Mental Capacity and Senior Mistreatment: The How's and Why's of Assessment

 Nicole Robert, Capacity Assessor, Capacity Assessment Office of the Ministry of the Attorney General 

With cases of senior mistreatment and neglect on the rise, it is important for service providers and those working with potentially abused seniors to equip themselves with the tools and knowledge necessary to help people whose mental capacity has deteriorated. This presentation will explore the role of Capacity Assessors. Gain knowledge about applicable legislation: Health Care Consent Act and Substitute Decisions Act, and obtain information on the screening and application process for capacity assessments. The review of a case study will help demonstrate the importance of a proactive response to perceived situations of abuse by an SDM or PoA and will help inform future interventions with your older clients.

 

 

 

Registration Fee is $65.00

Early bird rate of $55.00 until November 23, 2018

(Refreshments, snacks, lunch and conference materials included)

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Should you require overnight accommodations at the Ramada Hotel, please contact the hotel directly at (613) 933-8000 and request Elder Abuse Ontario's group rate or quote block code 121018ELD. A discounted standard guest room rate of $110 / night is available until November 26, 2018.