Wicked Insurance Matters with Greg Durette: Elder Financial Abuse Prevention

Elder Financial Abuse. 

It is a dirty, disgusting term that makes most normal folks cringe at the thought of such a thing.  The sad fact is, it is out there...in your community...maybe in your own family...in so many forms and in so many paces, many consider it an epidemic.  Go figure that.

This week, I am privileged to have Barbara-Anne Foley, Executive Director of the Harwich Council on Aging, as my special guest to help address this subject.  In addition to her many duties in this important role, she has been able to leverage her experience with thousands of seniors and the stories they have told about financial abuse, by working with in partnership with the Harwich Police Department, trying to warn seniors about these frauds and scams.

For those of you who do not know her, Barbara-Anne began her career in mental health and career counseling in Braintree, MA.  She also worked in an adult day care center and a nursing center on Cape Cod before landing her dream job with the Harwich Council on Aging in 1999.  She can be reached there at (508) 430-7550.

She has developed a primary focus on Alzheimer's disease and hoarding, both population of which are growing in leaps and bounds.

In 2006, when her own father lost his 10 year battle to Alzheimer's disease, she and her family started the "Remembery Walk ---Dave Birtwell Memorial", raising over $150,000 to date for Alzheimer's patients and their families.

This show will hopefully help you understand:

• How to recognize elder financial abuse
• The different types of financial abuse
• How to uncover it in your own family
• What to do about it once you do discover it

This is an important show.  Please tune in and tell as many people as you can to do so as well.