This presentation discusses interventions for economic security of older people with dementia ageing in place, counteracting financial abuse such as fraud and theft, from a capability approach. Research questions are: How do social services and social care practitioners handle the problem? Who is doing or is supposed to do what, where and when in order to prevent or act on financial abuse? What are the characteristics, causes and consequences of financial abuse against older people, according to these actual or potential interventions? How are interventions against financial abuse assigned, documented and evaluated? Preliminary findings are presented from qualitative interviews with managers of social services and social care, formal caregivers and employees who work specifically with preventing and taking action on violence in two municipalities in Sweden. Theoretically, the study takes its starting point in Sen’s capability approach and the emphasis on the value of peoples’ freedom to engage in economic transactions to achieve outcomes that they value or have reason to value. Of special interest is how identified interventions, or the lack of them, support or hinder this specific substantial freedom: financial security and well-being. Dilemmas in relation to the specific substantial freedom and interventions for people with impaired cognitive ability are also discussed. Conclusions are drawn with reference to further need of additional research, need of development of existing interventions and ideas for innovations.