I don't see the problem right now as being a hole in the criminal legislation. I think the holes would be in the delivery. Maybe there's a crime and the front line enforcing the legislation doesn't recognize that a crime has occurred. Maybe there's a need for assistance and it's not a crime. That doesn't mean you don't need assistance just because it's not a crime.
We need a more robust response that funnels people to the right kind of assistance, whether they present as having been victims of crime or they need something else.
I think there is a need for further support for law enforcement, for them to understand different forms of elder abuse of older women, to know how to dig deeper to understand what's going on within that family, in a respectful way, to provide support for older women, and to promote prosecution, if that's the right solution.