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<p>New page for Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide TOC|expanded = chapter7}}<br /> <br /> ===Police===<br /> <br /> Some types of abuse and neglect are criminal offences. For example, physical assault, sexual assault, failure to provide the necessities of life, theft, fraud, or extortion.<br /> <br /> If an adult is in immediate danger of physical harm, call the police at 911.<br /> <br /> If a crime is occurring, or an adult is at risk of danger or harm, but the risk is not immediate, call your local police non-emergency line.<br /> <br /> The police can:<br /> <br /> * conduct wellness checks;<br /> * send a unit to the location to investigate a report of a criminal incident;<br /> * visit the older adult to gather information and evidence;<br /> * arrest a suspect;<br /> * release accused individuals on conditions such as not contacting the abused adult;<br /> * help the adult apply for a peace bond;<br /> * recommend charges to the Crown Counsel;<br /> * apprehend a person in a mental health crisis and take them to hospital for assessment (under the &#039;&#039;Mental Health Act&#039;&#039;);<br /> * work with a designated agency or the Public Guardian and Trustee; and<br /> * refer the adult to community services.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{REVIEWED | reviewer = Seniors First BC, February 2024}}<br /> {{Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide Navbox}}</div>

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