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Older people have a number of traits that make them both appealing, and vulnerable, to scammers. They have often accumulated a nest egg for their golden years. They are caring and generous, especially to their loved ones. They may not be tech-savvy.… Read More

Moving to a nursing home or long-term care facility is often a difficult transition for an older person. Accustomed to living on their own or among family, they may find life in a facility more lonely. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has made an… Read More

Scams directed at senior citizens are nothing new, but technology makes it easier to carry out a plausible, widespread con, and so these dangerous schemes are proliferating. The latest batch of deception threatens something most older Americans have… Read More

Beginning March 2, 2015, borrowers will have to pass a financial assessment before they can take out a reverse mortgage. The new rules are meant to prevent loan defaults, but they will make it much more difficult to get a reverse mortgage. A reverse… Read More

An investigative report has found that many nursing homes are mishandling resident’s funds. USA Today found 1,500 cases where nursing homes were cited by state and federal regulators for mishandling funds held in resident trust accounts or failing… Read More

In a major change in Medicare policy, the Obama administration has provisionally agreed to end Medicare’s longstanding practice of requiring that beneficiaries with chronic conditions and disabilities show a likelihood of improvement in order to re… Read More

When it comes to housing, baby boomers differ from other home hunters in that they have more equity in their homes and many are preparing to move. If housing experts are right, boomers—the 77 million Americans ages 48 to 66—soon may be a sweet sp… Read More

In these tough economic times, thousands of time-share owners are anxious to dump their beachfront albatrosses. But it can be tough. Indeed, last year, time-share sales dropped by 40 percent. Preying on this period of desperation, self-proclaimed “… Read More