Baby Boomer Caregiving: Elders’ Money Walks, Financial Abuse Talks
Baby boomer caregiving: Elders’ money walks, financial abuse talks – www.MindYourBody.tv with Stephanie Stephens for more how-to video episodes, audio podcasts and blogs on female baby boomer health and lifestyle topics, created especially for you. It can start so innocently. A caregiver—a relative or paid employee—has access to a senior’s checkbook or other financial resources. As statistics prove, temptation is just too powerful and soon, financial abuse is underway, snowballing down the hill as it becomes an avalanche. As our newest video proves once again, your intuition is a powerful weapon. If you suspect that something “fishy” is going on, it probably is. Perhaps one of your siblings is dipping into the monetary pond, or if it’s an employee, you notice Mom’s nice jewelry is gone, or that there’s been a boatload of withdrawals from the local ATM or a rash of credit card charges. When an elder’s cognition is compromised, the field is even riper for picking. Be on guard The MetLife Mature Market Institute has prepared a comprehensive resource of tips on this subject. Here are some basics to start 1) If one family member is taking care of finances for the senior, perhaps all of you will want to “double-check” to ensure all is well. Volunteer to “help provide back-up.” Someone does need to monitor finances monthly. 2) Any decision that needs to be made in a hurry is suspect: Nothing’s that big of a rush. 3) Red flag any other changes in the elder’s usual banking habits, changes in a will or other main financial documents, or transfer of …
Donations benefit victims of abuse
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According to Safeplace statistics from January to August of 2012, the total number of victims, children and batterers that Safeplace helped from Franklin County was 407, which includes 305 victims, 91 children and 11 batterers. Safeplace stats also …
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Author Carol Anne Leathers Leads the Compelling Journey towards a New Life
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Statistics taken from National Child Abuse Statistics/Childhelp indicate that “a report of child abuse is made every ten seconds; more than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across …
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Severe child abuse cases up 60%: welfare group
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Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) Seventy-three severe child abuse and filicide-suicide cases have been recorded in Taiwan so far this year, a sharp increase of 60 percent from last year, according to statistics released Thursday by the Child Welfare League …
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