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Understanding personal directives

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Information about what a personal directive is, how to write a personal directive, areas of decision making authority and how to choose someone to represent you as your agent.

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Aging with pride : a guide to creating inclusive services for LGBTQ2S+ older adults

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The guide is an educational resource to help senior-serving organizations increase awareness of LGBTQ2S+ seniors’ issues and needs and identify concrete actions organizations can take to be more... More ≫

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The guide is an educational resource to help senior-serving organizations increase awareness of LGBTQ2S+ seniors’ issues and needs and identify concrete actions organizations can take to be more inclusive and affirming. This guide is for any organization that works with seniors as volunteers, staff, clients, residents or participants. This includes seniors’ centres and associations, community outreach and frontline service providers, and housing providers.

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Understanding privacy legislation : a guide to help service providers identify and respond to elder abuse [2017]

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This guide is intended for service providers who work with seniors and who may be in a situation where elder abuse is suspected. This guide will provide service providers with the knowledge of the... More ≫

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This guide is intended for service providers who work with seniors and who may be in a situation where elder abuse is suspected. This guide will provide service providers with the knowledge of the legislation that applies to their role as a service provider, including how legislation supports them at work to prevent and address elder abuse. It also outlines factors that need to be considered in making decisions about how and when information about a senior can be shared, if elder abuse is suspected.

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