Traveling with a Senior Loved One? These Holiday Travel Tips for Older Adults Can Help!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for family get-togethers! With many families separated by geographic distance, or simply as a consequence of the busyness of life, all of us look forward to the chance to reconnect with those we love over the holiday season. And for aging parents, the chance to spend […]
Common Scams Against Older Adults
We’re all bombarded with those annoying robocalls and unwanted telemarketer solicitations, and though it may seem simple enough to prevent falling prey to a scammer, it is honestly quite easy to get pulled in to what seems to be a plausible scenario – particularly for older adults. In fact, an astounding $36 billion is scammed […]
Tips to Prevent Senior Citizen Abuse and Neglect
It breaks our hearts to listen to stories on the news of vulnerable older adults who’ve suffered senior citizen abuse and neglect, and maybe it seems as though it’s something which happens to “somebody else” – definitely never to our own family members. However, nearly five million seniors within the U.S. are the subject of […]
Emergency Preparedness for the Elderly: Proactive Steps to Prepare Seniors for a Natural Disaster
Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and various other natural disasters occur suddenly, and even though it is vital for all of us to have an emergency plan ready to go, it is especially vital for aging parents, who may be challenged with mobility or chronic health problems. Because September is National Preparedness Month, it’s the perfect opportunity […]
Scamming Seniors Online Has Huge Financial Impact
We’ve always been familiar with the propensity of frauds aimed towards older adults – unscrupulous telemarketers who get in touch with those people who are frail, isolated, and lonely, befriending them for the intended purpose of obtaining bank account information and charge card numbers and then wiping out finances. Or folks who promise contest prizes […]