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CTV News Winnipeg – Safety concerns mounting for tenants of 55+ Manitoba Housing complex
Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, Canada’s national seniors’ advocacy organization, said older adults are at increased risk of abuse and neglect. “Older people are often the prey of people who have other challenges,” said Tamblyn Watts. “So while it may be a real social challenge of drug use or addictions or poverty, older people are often the focus point as a more vulnerable link.”
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/safety-concerns-mounting-for-tenants-of-55-manitoba-housing-complex-1.5290080
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