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One of the easiest ways you can help reduce senior care costs is to integrate other methods of care into your loved one’s professional care. The technology market has been growing considerably as new senior tech items make their way out … [Read more...]
Care is expensive. And one of the greatest fears that many seniors have is running out of money when they still have medical and other needs that must be paid for. And if something like financial abuse gets in the way of money, affording … [Read more...]
Elder abuse of any sort is reprehensible. It is not just a crime, but a statement that says that someone doesn’t care about the other people in their lives. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there that perpetuate elder abuse … [Read more...]
Education about senior care is one area where there is a surprisingly large lack of emphasis. Not only do most people not know what all of their options are when it comes to care, they also don’t have a firm grasp on the supporting concepts … [Read more...]
Financial abuse is one of the more common ways that senior citizens are taken advantage of. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a few tips to help prevent this type of abuse. It’s not an exhaustive list, but especially in today’s world, it’s … [Read more...]
It is estimated that about 5 million elderly Americans are victimized by financial scams each year. Some estimates say that as many as 44 cases of this go unreported for every 1 that is brought to the attention of authorities. As the … [Read more...]
Seniors are often the target of financial abuse because of issues like dementia, but that doesn’t mean that you or your family need to be victimized by this. There are several different scams and frauds out there that are specifically … [Read more...]
Seniors have long been the targets of those looking to take advantage of others economically. On average, seniors are less likely to report these crimes, either because they are more embarrassed about having been taken advantage of, or … [Read more...]
Financial abuse isn’t just something that happens to wealthy senior citizens. Yes, there have been high profile instances of senior abuse such as what Mickey Rooney and Brooke Astor endured. But the majority of seniors that face financial … [Read more...]
Yesterday, we talked about elder financial abuse, and the devastating impact that it has on senior citizens, and the family caregivers that help them get through the day. Today, we are going to talk about what financial abuse is, and what … [Read more...]
The cost of elder financial abuse extends beyond the older individual that is targeted. A recent look at this found that about 90 percent of those that act as family caregivers for someone that was the target of elder abuse were also … [Read more...]
According to many estimates, for every one case of elder abuse that is reported, there are five that go unheard of. But just because these instances are unreported does not mean that they are not occurring. Elder abuse is, unfortunately … [Read more...]
