Episode 15: Exploitation of the elderly (Part 2)—The case of Joan Lawrence
As promised, here is the follow-up to our episode on 'I Care A Lot' and guardianship issues in the U.S. We focus our episode on Joan Lawrence and how her case highlights the ways in which the elderly in Canada can also be exploited. Joan was a 77 year-old woman, living in Muskoka, who mysteriously disappeared in 1998. As part of an investigation into her disappearance and possible murder, a fraud case involving a set of retirement homes in the area was also uncovered. Her tragic case brings to light deficiencies in how we as a society treat people who are in need of long-term care, but hopefully her story can be used to prevent such situations in the future.