I believe that there are still several problems.
When we work with seniors who have been abused and talk to them about seeking assistance or reporting an incident, we find that most of them don't know where to go, either because such services don't exist or because they're not well known.
For example, there are community organizations that specialize in assisting the elderly. Here in the Eastern Townships, the DIRA-Estrie organization deals with elder abuse, but not all regions have such services. People sometimes have to turn to government services, and heavy demand generates its own challenges.
While there's much more discussion of elder abuse now than when I began to work in this area 35 years ago, there is still not enough. It's important to continue to improve practices, particularly cross-sectoral services. This could mean that the police, community organizations, the health network and social services would all work together towards improvement. It's really much too complex for a single stakeholder to be responsible for a case of abuse.