Financial Elder Abuse

The financial health of your loved ones is especially important in their later years. With limited income and increased health needs, their budgets should be carefully balanced so that they can be comfortable whether living at home or receiving assistance from a...

It can be difficult to know how to help our parents as they get older, particularly if they don't realize they need help or feel comfortable asking for it. That said, there are easy, proactive ways adult children can protect parents from harm. For instance, your...

If we’re lucky – we will all live to old age and have the financial security to afford a comfortable lifestyle. This is feat that many have worked hard to achieve, to be able to live out their golden years comfortably. However, elderly Americans are a growing target...

What many California residents may not be aware of is that family members and caregivers are often the most common perpetrators of emotional and financial elder abuse. As upsetting as it is to hear, the very people who are entrusted to ensure their safety and security...

We often focus on the care and well being of an elderly loved one. As it has been mentioned previously on this blog, financial elder abuse often involves caregivers. That is, today, the very people who have been assigned to ensure their emotional, financial and...

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology looked into the types and causes of elder abuse taking place. It found that financial elder abuse was the most common. California residents might be surprised to hear that according to the researchers, this...

When a California resident worries about someone exploiting their financial information, they often envision strangers and take extra precautions to make sure their personal information doesn’t leak out to unknown individuals. What many do not realize is that 90% of...

California residents may not be aware that the crime of the twenty-first century is being considered elderly financial abuse. Its become increasingly rampant among aging adults, especially those who have cognitive impairments such as dementia or Alzheimer’s....

As people grow older, they become vulnerable in many ways. Even if they show no obvious, outward signs of illness or serious decline, they may be suffering from physical and mental decline. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous people who seek to take advantage of...

It’s important to take care of the people we care about, family members and friends. When people in California get older, they don’t always have the same capabilities to care for themselves as when they were younger. That is why it is important to be aware of our...