Justice committee  Yes, it is a systemic issue that I think needs to be addressed systemically as well, in terms of the approaches that need to be made; you can't just say that it's acute care or it's long-term care or it's community care. You have to work together as a team, looking at it holistic

Justice committee  We are developing the best practice guideline, as I've mentioned, which is not just going to benefit Ontario but all the other provinces as well. Also, we're going to be developing indicators to measure outcomes and e-learning as an educational component to help disseminate the

Justice committee  As I said, it's worthwhile pursuing it going forward, but at the same time there have to be other resources and other approaches as well to make sure that.... As you mentioned, we have an aging population, and in most of those who are aging there's also an increase in the numbers

Justice committee  We're doing that with the work we've done with the Canadian Nurses Association prevention of elder abuse centres of excellence, or PEACE, which started out with 10 long-term care homes. In Ontario we're trying to roll out that education to all long-term care homes.

Justice committee  Yes, and we're also developing best practice guidelines that will be applicable not only to Ontario but, we're hoping, to all the provinces as well, so there's consistency in approach to that particular situation.

Justice committee  I think duty to report is an accountability for everyone. In terms of the long-term care perspective, there has to be support from the organization, so that the staff are supported and they have whistle-blower protection to make sure that when they are disclosing an abuse they ar

Justice committee  Yes. As I mentioned earlier in my opening remarks, we do support the changes in the legislation, but we did say, just as the other witnesses have mentioned, that it's a multi-faceted approach. What I've also seen in the work that we've done with the long-term care task force is t

Justice committee  In terms of our best practice guidelines, we've looked at, in terms of defining seniors, 65 years old.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Good afternoon. My name is Josephine Santos. I am here today representing the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, often known as RNAO. I am a registered nurse and the lead manager for RNAO's work on the prevention of elder abuse. Elder abuse has always been a priority for