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Empowering Professionals in Aging
Home Instead is driven by its mission to enhance the lives of older adults. The home care company knows members of the American Society on Aging share the same objective, and to that end is presenting a new podcast series: Empowering Professionals in Aging. The series will cover a variety of topics, including medication management, end-of-life, technology, mental health, financial exploitation and other important issues in aging. Working together, increasing our knowledge, and understanding the various perspectives of these issues will help to unite professionals in our common mission to better serve older adults and the families who care for them. The team of Home Instead gerontologists, along with guest speakers, will share their expertise to educate and empower us all to be great advocates for our clients.
Empowering Professionals in Aging
The Psychology of Financial Scams
Many older adults who grew up in the Great Depression were raised to be polite, trusting and accessible. Financial predators use these positive personal traits to gain an unfair advantage of their intended victims. As a consequence, older adults’ financial security and livelihood could be compromised. Understanding the psychology behind this risk can help professionals understand how to recognize vulnerabilities and identify resources to support and protect older adults against fraud.
This presentation will help you to learn more about the psychology of financial scams and how to protect older adults from falling victim to financial predators.