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Here's how to protect patients from scammers: Alzheimer's Q&A

Por: The Advocate Health September 17, 2022

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Are people with Alzheimer's or dementia more vulnerable to financial abuse or financial exploitation?According to a December 2013 article in The Wall Street Journal, one in every five Americans 65 or older has been abused financially. Taking into consideration that one in 10 individuals over the age of 65 develop Alzheimer's disease, financial fraud among individuals with Alzheimer's and dementia is widely common, and these... + full article



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