I've been asked this question many times before. It's something that we as an association federally and provincially have looked into, because nowhere across our nation is it the same.
I'll give you the example of Ontario, where I reside. In Cambridge, where I live, there really is no senior abuse unit for police. This is an issue we've come across many times, with personal support workers in community care becoming POAs, powers of attorney, for people and taking advantage of situations. Some police forces find that a civil matter, not a criminal matter. We need to look at it as a whole.
I think it depends on where they work, whether it be nurses or PSWs or whether the individual would be the one responsible or charged for whatever it is. I think the operators of long-term care homes or management should also be held accountable, depending on where they work.