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Safely home is a nation wide program designed to help find the person with Alzheimer's who is lost, and assist them in a safe return home. A registry stores vital information confidentially on a police database. Read more here.
Read more about Frauds on this website
Elder Abuse is: Financial abuse, Physical abuse, Mental or psychological abuse, Physical or emotional neglect, Care-giver or institutional abuse. Information from Calgary Health Region website
If you are a victim of elder abuse, or know someone who is, call:
the Medicine Hat Police Service at 529-8400 or
the Victim Assistance Unit at 529-8480.
Protection for Persons in Care Act reporting line to report abuse in a care facility 1-888-357-9339
Health Canada - information from the National Clearing House on Family Violence about:
Abuse of Older Adults
Understanding Self Neglect by Older Adults
- Self-neglect occurs when older adults live in ways that disregard their health or safety needs
- Veiner Centre 225 Woodman Avenue SE, Medicine Hat
provides information on social and community events for seniors in the Medicine Hat area. Phone 529-8383
- South Alberta Regional Directory provides information on community organizations
- Shopping on the Internet
- Buying Time Share
- Credit and Personal Reporting
- Dealing with Bill Collections Agencies
- Dealing with Door-to-Door Sales
- Direct Marketing of Natural Gas
- Electricity Marketing: Consumer Info
- Fair Trading Act: What's New
- Home Renovations and Repair
- Negotiating a Consumer Complaint
- Provincial Business Licences
- Unfair Practices: Fair Trading Act
- Business and Franchise Fraud
- Buying & Owning a Condominium
- Buying a Franchise in Alberta
- The Charitable Fund-Raising Act
- Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act
- The Residential Tenancies Act
- What Creditors Can Do
- Vehicle consignment sales
- Better Business Bureau offers a good source of Consumer Tips and Online Resources. Toll free at: 1-800-232-7298 Tips include:
- Automotive
- BBB Services
- Charity
- Computers & Online Services
- Employment
- Financial
- Home Improvement
- Miscellaneous
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Scams & Schemes
- Services
- The Vanier Institute of the Family - A Society for all ages, includes information about, Our Intergenerational Families, The Triumph of Old Age , Older Canadians: Facts and Trends, The Intergenerational Movement, Elders and Seniors in Native Cultures
- The Kerby Centre Calgary provides an array of active living programs and preventive services. (403) 265-0661
- The Senior Friendly Challenge, Alberta Council on Aging or phone (780) 423-7781
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