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#4 Only You Can Help Prevent Financial Elder Abuse

September 19, 2022 • Zach • Season 1 • Episode 4

Danny Hutcherson is a Financial Gerontologist and former US Marine. We sat down with Danny during our stop in Kentucky, to learn more about the growing issue of financial elder abuse and find out what we can do to be more proactive, when it comes to money matters and our aging family members.

Check out the link below to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode:

U.S. Department of Justice: How to Find Help or Report Abuse

National Institute on Aging: Managing Money Problems in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Association: Costs of Alzheimer’s to Medicare and Medicaid

National Council on Aging: Elder Abuse

Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Costs of Dementia

Department of Justice: Elder Abuse Statistics

AARP: Older Americans Hit Hard by Financial Fraud

Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality: 20 Facts About U.S. Inequality that Everyone Should Know

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