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Informed consent assumes the older adult can read, understand, and respond to the information being shared. In many newcomer and ethnoculturally diverse households, none of those assumptions hold reliably.

Dr. Rose Joudi recommends private conversations away from family interpreters, translated documentation, and — for older adults who are illiterate in their own language — recorded audio consent.

A practical and overlooked area of senior care.

Full episode here - https://hubs.la/Q04l6kGt0

Cultural competence implies a destination. Cultural humility names an ongoing practice.

In Episode 14, Dr. Rose Joudi explains why she has moved away from 'competence' in her work at HelpAge Canada — and what this shift means for healthcare professionals entering the homes of ethnoculturally diverse seniors.

A short clip with substantial implications for clinical training. Full episode - https://hubs.la/Q04l6ZpY0

❓Why do reporting rates for elder abuse remain so low — particularly among ethnoculturally diverse communities?

Dr. Rose Joudi's research at HelpAge Canada points to a structural answer: the older adult is often financially, linguistically, or socially dependent on the very family member causing harm. Reporting carries a risk that the abuse itself does not — loss of housing, loss of caregiver, family rupture.

This segment of Episode 14 is essential listening for anyone designing programs or policy for diverse aging populations. https://hubs.la/Q04l5YLr0

Practical observation skills are often the difference between identifying mistreatment and missing it.

In Episode 14, Dr. Rose Joudi outlines key indicators for frontline healthcare professionals and community workers — including subtle shifts in body language, dress, and weight that point to neglect or coercion.

Episode link: https://hubs.la/Q04l59Fl0

Financial and psychological mistreatment of older people have been rising since 2020 — and they remain the hardest forms to detect.

In Episode 14 of Caring Conversations, Dr. Rose Joudi outlines what to look for: a senior whose stated income doesn't match their standard of living, weight loss without medical cause, body language shifts in the presence of a particular individual.

For anyone in clinical or community-facing roles, this segment is worth a careful listen. https://hubs.la/Q04l6n4r0

'Love and harm can coexist.'

Dr. Rose Joudi (HelpAge Canada) offers a framing that may reshape how clinicians and care providers approach difficult family dynamics. The shift from 'elder abuse' to 'mistreatment of older people' — adopted by the WHO and Government of Canada — is more than terminology. It opens the door to conversations that the word 'abuse' often shuts down.

🔗 Episode 14 of Caring Conversations: https://hubs.la/Q04l6lnW0

Up to one in six older adults experiences abuse. Most never report it.

On June 15, the world marks Elder Abuse Awareness Day. On June 11, we release a new Caring Conversations episode with Dr. Rose Joudi of HelpAge Canada on recognizing it, talking about it, and acting on it.

Watch a preview clip below:

Practical homework for families from Jolyn Hall on Caring Conversations Episode 13:

1. Have the conversation. Don't assume adult children are okay with a parent moving in. Don't assume parents want to. Both directions need to be spoken aloud.

2. Be brutally honest about the current home. If it takes five minutes to climb the front steps, the home isn't working — that's energy that could go into hobbies, friends, and the things that bring joy.

Simple. Hard. Worth doing this week.

Watch/Listen - https://hubs.la/Q04cY0XV0

A safety reality almost no one discusses at a condo showing: in Edmonton, fire truck ladders only reach the 7th floor.

Jolyn Hall walks every senior client through the implications before they sign — what happens if the elevator fails, how a fire evacuation actually works, whether groceries up ten flights of stairs is realistic.

From Caring Conversations Episode 13. The kind of due diligence most agents skip.

Watch/Listen - https://hubs.la/Q04cZgYj0