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Tag: elderly abuse
Psychologically Vulnerable Seniors More Vulnerable to Financial Exploitation
Financial exploitation of the elderly is on the rise according to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the numbers are expected to continue to grow as Baby Boomers age. This exploitation, which includes telemarketing scams, fake home repairs, fake check scams, identity theft and more, costs approximately...
World Elder Abuse Day
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In the United States it is estimated that elders lose $2.6 billion or more annually. The Mature Market Institute has two tip sheets to help make sure your family is protected: åÊPlanning Tips: Preventing Elder Financial Abuse for Family Caregivers and Planning...
Elder Financial Abuse Spikes 12% Since 2008
Older Americans are losing $2.9 billion annually to elder financial abuse, a 12 percent increase from the $2.6 billion estimated in 2008, according to äóìThe MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse: Crimes of Occasion, Desperation, and Predation Against America’s Elders.äó Crimes involving strangers made up more than half (51 percent)...
Nursing Home Abuse Information
In 2007, 1.3 million elderly people lived in nursing homes. That same year, there were nearly 20 complaints of abuse reported per nursing home! It is critical that families and friends of the elderly be aware of the risk factors for abuse in nursing facilities. Bachus & Schanker, LLC has...
Nursing Home Murder Perplexing
So how can this happen – a 100-year old nursing home resident murdered in her room?! Read more here. The son does not blame the nursing home and in fact his mother loved the place. And in terms of quality, it seemed to rank well with the available data from...