{"id":46784,"date":"2012-04-11T20:16:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:16:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-05-24T19:56:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:56:17","slug":"what-kind-action-needed","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-kind-action-needed","title":{"rendered":"What can people do to protect themselves?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several things that older adults can do to protect themselves from abuse. Here are some examples.<\/p>\n<h2>Money<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>control and monitor their bank accounts<\/li>\n<li>understand all documents before signing them, never sign under pressure, and get legal advice if necessary<\/li>\n<li>be careful who they give their banking and financial information to, including credit and debit card numbers and passwords<\/li>\n<li>replace any credit or debit cards that an abuser might be able to use<\/li>\n<li>do not open joint bank accounts unless they want the other person to also have ownership of the money in the account<\/li>\n<li>set up automatic payments and deposits, for example, for bills and pension cheques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>think carefully before having someone move in or before moving in with someone<\/li>\n<li>change the locks if someone who is or was abusive has a key to their place<\/li>\n<li>have their own phone or another way to communicate, like email, and open their own mail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Planning ahead<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>plan for the future while they are still mentally capable, including preparing a will and deciding about Powers of Attorney<\/li>\n<li>be careful when choosing someone to give a Power of Attorney to, make sure they trust them, and know that they will respect their wishes<\/li>\n<li>maintain relationships with family, friends, and support networks, including groups in the community<\/li>\n<li>make a plan for care they might need in the future, and do not rely only on family members to be their caregivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46784","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What can people do to protect themselves? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-kind-action-needed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What can people do to protect themselves? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are several things that older adults can do to protect themselves from abuse. 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