Gets referrals from police reports
from seniors in the community. She
talks to them and offers resources and works with their kids to help them care
for their parents.
Goal is to keep people at home but
sometime not an option.
Seniors like independence. They
don’t like someone in control of their finances. Don’t
want to leave their homes.
Seniors helping seniors resource.
Guardianship. The
person lacks the capacity to make decisions. Doctors
make referral, courts make and evaluation.
Financial guardianship. When
giving money away and won’t listen to the feedback that they are scams. Someone
can help with finances only.
Evaluate power of attorneys. Put
more details in them and spell out each decision. Most only talk medical.
Emails, letters, phone calls from
someone you don’t know, don’t take it or delete it.
Do not click any links in texts,
emails, etc.
Don’t respond to the text talking
about a package. Call
the post office and confirm.
Don’t call the number listed in the
email, look it up and call the actual place.
Freeze credit reports. People
cannot open anything in your name. Unfreeze
only when needed.
If they ask for a gift card, it’s a
scam.
Look carefully at emails.
Current major scams - they will
identify as someone from: IRS, police officers, Amazon, grand jury, pastors,
grandkids, romance.
Important to remember, you don’t
think clearly when it comes to emotions.
Don’t accept friend requests from
people you don’t know.
Don’t let anyone remotely take over
computer.
Don’t trust caller ID.
Change phone number if necessary.
Check in on your friends.
Utilize the police department.
