We all know seniors who are determined to continue to live on their own. Many of them are capable and successfully independent. For a variety of reasons, there are still many seniors over the age of 65 who continue to be at risk while living alone. Many don’t...
Unfortunately, we live in a world where some people prey on unsuspecting innocents. By providing fraudulent information, many elderly are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous people who would manipulate them out of their money and private information. As a...
I’ve just returned from a quick trip to Canada in order to bring my 87 year old Mom back to her home there. She lives alone in an apartment that has slowly developed into a place where many seniors live, but that doesn’t have the designation (or services)...
As most of you know, we publish a weekly newsletter. In last week’s newsletter, our featured article was about Overcoming Bathing Challenges. Every once in awhile I receive a letter from one of my readers letting me know that an article I have written has...
Well, here’s a post that I never anticipated writing. My Mom was almost the victim of an elder abuse scam today! My sister and I were able to thwart the would-be abuser just seconds before my Mom wired him almost $5000.00. Here’s what happened: My Mom,...