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Hi Stacey, thank you for the great article. I am sorry to hear about this case. In my opinion, this is a prime example of where someone could/would benefit from “daily money management” services. Through my experiences the last 2 years in Atlanta, the only problem is that many people do not know this service exists. We are currently working on bringing more awareness to the community about our daily money management services in Atlanta. Do you many people know about daily money management in the NY area?
This article saddens and frightens me. As a daily money manager in the NYC tri-state area, many of my clients are seniors or the children of senior citizens. They hire me to really look out for them, handle their day-to-day finances and handle any correspondence. As the population of senior citizens continue to grow, the demand for the services of daily money managers will increase as well.
Hi Sandra - thank you for your comments and your work in this area! You have raised really important points, thank you. Do you have a sense of Chris’s question (located in the blog comment right above yours) regarding many people knowing about daily money management in the NY area?
Hi Chris – thanks so much for your comment. You have a great point regarding the important work of folks assisting older adults and others with daily money management. It sounds like you’re doing some great work to raise awareness of these types of services. Your question about many people in NY being aware of daily money management is a good one. Do you participate in any groups on LinkedIn? I think this is a great question that we could explore in that outlet. Let me know what you think. Have a great weekend! Cara - See more at: http://nyceac.com/elder-justice-dispatch-elder-financial-exploitation-research-to-inform-practice/#comment-2184
[…] Wood, PhD, Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist at Scripps College describes a case of elder abuse and points to social, cognitive and neural aspects of elder exploitation in a guest blog post for […]
It’s so interesting to know that this research is taking place and to see what you’re finding. I recently examined a large number of our Community Adult Protective Services reports and, while we certainly saw cases involving scams and frauds, we continued to see individuals being exploited by their friends and families. (http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/abuse/Documents/2012_OAAPI_Financial_Exploitation_Data_Book.pdf) I agree with many of the other comments regarding the value of money management programs as a least restrictive support for individuals who may be at risk of exploitation, regardless of who is exploiting them.
Hi Rebecca - Thanks so much for sharing your insights! Also, thank you for sharing the link to the work you’ve done in this area. Do you participate in any LinkedIn groups? We participate in a few (I’d be happy to tell you which ones) and I am thinking you might share your report there too. Thoughts? Thank you again! Cara