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Yearly Archives: 2017
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been examining the elder financial abuse epidemic that steals an estimated 2.9 billion dollars from seniors every year. In our last post we provided handy tips you could use to spot financial abuse when it occurs. Before that, we looked at scams commonly perpetrated against the elderly. Today we’ll […]
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Did you know that people older than 50 control over 70% of America’s wealth? That fact helps explain why financial abuse costs American seniors close to 2.9 billion dollars every year. In our last post, we shared three scams commonly targeted towards the elderly and explored how the natural effects of aging can contribute to victimization. […]
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It’s an unfortunate fact of life in America that every year 3.2 million people are targeted by scammers and identity thieves. By some estimates, these people lose 2.9 billion dollars every year, at an average of $30,000 per victim. With 1 in every ten victims losing more than $100,000. So why are seniors targeted so […]
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A new study published in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has found that moderate physical exercise could play a big role in preserving the brain health of adults at high risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Additionally, the study reinforces the important role exercise plays in overall brain health. And it provides a hopeful new course of […]
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“POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING ALZHEIMER’S PATIENT” Headlines like this blast from news reports nearly every single day. The compulsion to wander is one of the crueler aspects of this already cruel disease. And if you’re a caretaker of a dementia patient, you’re likely already very aware of this problem. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly […]
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It’s now early June and the official start of summer is just a few short weeks away, bringing with it the inevitable summer heat. For most people, the reaction to hot weather falls somewhere between joy and annoyance. But for senior citizens, hot weather can literally be life threatening. As we move ever closer to the […]
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Loneliness is something we all experience from time-to-time. But for older Americans, feelings of loneliness can be acute and long-lasting. According to the most recent Census figures, 28% of Americans aged 65 or older lived alone. And as seniors age, their chance of personal isolation only increases. As the years go on, good friends retire or pass […]
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The word ‘dementia’ is often linked hand-in-hand with Alzheimer’s Disease, but it’s really a descriptive word for a group of symptoms with many causes. By definition, dementia describes the impairment of at least two brain functions such as memory, judgement, or reasoning skills. According to the WHO, 47.5 million people have dementia worldwide, with another 7.7 people […]
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If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed how often we mention our free in-home assessment. It comes up so often because the assessment is our way of introducing ourselves to potential new clients as we begin to learn more about each of their unique needs. So what does a Generations […]
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If you know someone battling Alzheimer’s Disease, at some point you probably noticed they were having difficulty finding their way around. Maybe they got lost driving around their hometown. Maybe they started using GPS for everyday trips. Or maybe they became easily confused when going somewhere new. As it turns out, this is a pretty common story […]
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