The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is moving to formalise how elder abuse cases are handled, amid growing reports from seniors seeking direct intervention at its offices.

As the association’s annual general meeting got underway at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Thursday, president Marilyn Rice-Bowen said the organisation was in the final stages of developing a reporting system that would provide a more structured response to complaints from seniors.

Attendees of Thursday’s general meeting. (Photo Credit: Shamar Blunt)