How to Avoid Common Online Scams

How to Avoid Common Online Scams

The online world is rife with scams, and the number of people in the online world makes it a target-rich environment for scammers. Seniors and near seniors should be aware of some of the more common attacks aimed to gain access to your money as well as identity. If...
Medicaid Home-Based Care Can Be Overrated

Medicaid Home-Based Care Can Be Overrated

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) projects the number of Americans in need of long-term care (LTC) by 2020 to be roughly 12 million with nearly half those seniors exhibiting some form of dementia. According to Forbes.com, about half of all long-term...
Technology Adoption Rises Among Seniors

Technology Adoption Rises Among Seniors

Technology is providing seniors with a multitude of applications to improve their health, lifestyle, safety, and entertainment. While the younger generations may think these older Americans are the equivalent of technology dinosaurs, the truth is mid-life, and older...
Memory Care Makes New Strides

Memory Care Makes New Strides

Projected demographics indicate that memory care is about to become a booming market of opportunity for facilities and their construction that tend to develop specialized memory care needs. While some facilities are stand-alone solutions for memory care patients,...
The DOJ’s Elder Fraud Sweep Continues

The DOJ’s Elder Fraud Sweep Continues

In the largest ever nationwide elder fraud sweep the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has identified more than 260 defendants in fraud accounting for more than 750 million dollars. In each case, the defendants allegedly engaged in financial tactics that either...
Prenups Are Not Just for Movie Stars

Prenups Are Not Just for Movie Stars

George and Ginny had a great marriage, with an extended family to whom they wanted to leave everything when they passed. Unfortunately, Ginny was then diagnosed with cancer. She began to worry: What could happen if she died before George did, and George remarried? Or...