The Alberta government decided not to renew funding for the program effective March 1, leaving workers feeling left behind in the fight against elder mistreatment.
WATCH: The provincial government has cut funding to a program helping seniors battling elder abuse. It leaves the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization to wonder why. Micah Quintin spoke with LSCO staff about their disappointment in the decision and what happens now.
Cook is the former elder abuse case manager with LEARN, and says before the funding was cut, she had a caseload of approximately 20-40 people she was helpingsent to your email, as it happens.
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