The holiday season tends to see an uptick in the number of scams, and unfortunately, scammers tend to target senior citizens. That means this holiday season, your older loved ones are likely at a higher risk than normal of falling victim to … [Read more...]
New Scams During the Pandemic
Seniors tend to be disproportionately targeted for scams and financial abuse because they are often more vulnerable than younger populations. They can have advanced medical needs or dementia that put them in a position of dependence upon … [Read more...]
Can You Get Paid to Give Care?
One of the common things that you will find when performing an internet search on senior care is the idea that you can get paid as a family caregiver. This is often met with skepticism, and rightly so. Being told that you can get paid to … [Read more...]
Financial Abuse Numbers Expected to Rise
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...]
Avoiding the Senior Care Crisis
The elderly population comprises about 14.5 percent of the total U.S. population at this moment. As you probably already know, this number has expanded quite a bit in recent years, and it continues to do so. By the year 2030, experts … [Read more...]
Helping Seniors Financially
Finances are tough to manage at any age, but when you throw new expenses into the mix with the potential for things like dementia, managing your finances can be impossible on your own. This is exactly the problem that many seniors around … [Read more...]
Products Meant to Scam Seniors
Senior scams have been around for a long time. In 1931 for example, a clinic was opened that claimed they could inject elderly folk with a substance that would rejuvenate their bodies and make them look and feel much younger. The substance … [Read more...]
Avoiding Senior Scams
Right now, the senior citizen population is the largest it has ever been. The Baby Boomers are now either legally defined as senior citizens, or about to be there. This is a huge market, and it creates a lot of potential for businesses that … [Read more...]