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Nursing Homes Use Guardianship as Tool to Profit

Posted on 01/07/2020
Written by Jack Halpern Leave a Comment

For some families, the golden years are turning nightmarish, thanks to state laws that some nursing homes are using to try to gain guardianship – and financial control – of their older patients. For more details, go to my blog: Nursing Homes Use Gardianship as Tool to Profit.

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Filed Under: Abuse, Nursing Homes, Public Blog Tagged With: abuse, elder abuse, financial abuse, guardianship, guardianship abuse, guardianship in New York, medicaid, MHL 81.01, nursing homes, United States Senate Committee on Aging

My Grandmother’s Favorite Scammer

Posted on 12/15/2019
Written by Perry Shulman Leave a Comment

In an article from Sunday’s New York Times Opinion Section (12/8/19), the reporter discusses how his very patriotic 88 year old grandmother was defrauded and lost her life savings.  She believed that she was helping the government stop a multi-million dollar international money laundering scheme. 

We all have to be vigilant in protecting our family and clients’ assets from all sorts of scams.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/opinion/sunday/china-bank-scam-grandmother.html

Thank you to all who attended last Wednesday’s Orion NYC Elder Care meeting on Financial Abuse.

 

Perry A. Shulman, CPA

Chairman, Orion Eliminate Elder Abuse and Neglect Commitment Committee

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Filed Under: Abuse, Elder Care, Finance, Legal, Public Blog, Technology Tagged With: advocacy, Bejing, chinese phone scam, elder abuse, elder advocacy, Eliminate Elder Abuse and Neglect Commitment Committee, financial abuse, new york times, orion, scam, the orion resource group

Ten Signs Your Client Has Dementia

Posted on 08/12/2019
Written by Perry Shulman Leave a Comment

Interesting article from WealthManagement.com relating to dementia.  Read more here >>

Perry A. Shulman, CPA, Chair, Orion Elder Abuse Committee

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Filed Under: Abuse, Ancestry, Assisted Living, Business, Care Management, Commitments, Elder Care, Family Mediation, Finance, Health Care, Home Health Care Aides, Insurance, Legal, Medicaid / Medicare, Medical Equipment, Nursing Homes, Patient Advocacy, Public Assistance, Public Blog, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ten Signs Your Client Has Dementia

Don’t Pay a Medical Bill Until You Do These 5 Things

Posted on 04/23/2019
Written by Adria Gross 1 Comment

I was recently tapped by Real Simple for this article. Did you know up to 80 percent of medical bills may contain errors? Here are steps to check charges, lower costs, and avoid unhappy surprises. My first recommendation is VERIFY! Read the full story...

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Filed Under: Abuse, Elder Care, Finance, Health Care, Medicaid / Medicare, Patient Advocacy, Public Assistance, Public Blog Tagged With: Adria Gross, advocacy, Fair Health Consumer, Medical Bills, Medical Insurance, Medliminal, MedWise, MedWise Insurance Advocacy, National Patient Advocate Foundation

Scamming Grandma: Financial Abuse of Seniors Hits Record

Posted on 02/01/2019
Written by Perry Shulman Leave a Comment

Important Wall Street Journal article dated January 25, 2019 with regard to Financial Abuse of Seniors. Read more…

Perry A. Shulman, CPA
Chair – Orion Senior Abuse Committee

 

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Filed Under: Abuse, Family Mediation, Finance, Public Blog

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