By Cynthia Wilson Now that the winds of Hurricane Sandy and Wednesday’s nor’easter have subsided another disaster is likely to get underway soon. Prepare for waves of scam artists going door to door promising to repair property for a good…
Tag: elderly
Scams targeting the elderly are common after severe storms
Posted in Caregiver tips, Home safety tips, Scams Tagged with: charity, elderly, repairs, scams, senior citizens
Voter scams targeting elderly
By Cynthia Wilson The elderly vote is obviously an important one. So much so that voter fraud efforts may be at their highest levels this election cycle, with senior citizens at the center of the fraud in many cases. While…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: elderly, fraud, identity theft, senior citizens, voting
Romney can’t keep promise that Medicare proposals won’t immediately affect seniors
By Cynthia Wilson Governor Mitt Romney hasn’t provided many details about how he will keep his promise to cut Medicare spending and prevent changes in coverage over the next 10 years. However, the one detail Romney has given, that he…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform, News you should know Tagged with: aging, elderly, Medicare, ObamaCare, seniors
Romney attorney attempts to silence non-supportive Republicans at national convention
By Cynthia Wilson Yahoo News reported recently that several state delegations at the Republican national convention in Tampa, Fla. were pissed-off because Mitt Romney’s top attorney initiated a national Republican party rule change that would allow the GOP presidential candidate…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: capital gains, elderly, Medicare, senior citizens
The other economic costs to cutting funds for elder care and disability services
Another state is taking the ax too much needed elder care services. The Worcester.com reported today that Massachusetts has slashed funding for a senior care service program that helps keep elderly people out of nursing homes. The decision will increase…
Posted in Adult Day Care Tagged with: elderly, funding, Home care, Medicaid, Medicare, senior citizens
Computer time and exercise may be good for what ails memory loss
Okay, so granddad and grandmother may not be ready for an online game of Modern Warfare or a 30 minute spinning class, but some computer time and exercise may do them some good. A new study published in the May…
Mom needed help at home but didn’t want a stranger
My mom was in her 50s when we first looked into hiring a home health aide to help her around the house. Unlike the typical elderly or senior person most home attendants are called to care for, mom was still…
Posted in Caregiver tips Tagged with: blind, elderly, home attendant, home health aide, stranger, theft
Are 73-year old woman’s sexual comments harassment or sign of dementia?
A reader contacted me recently to ask for advice dealing with an elderly neighbor who constantly makes sexually inappropriate comments. It seems the 73-year old can’t help talking about the reader’s buttocks when they meet or talk on the phone…
Nursing home staff cuts could affect the care your loved one receives
I read something recently about a trend in nursing home care that concerned me. Many facilities are cutting staff in the wake of declining admissions as state and federal governments cut funding to Medicare and Medicaid programs and more senior…
