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Mystery Shopper Scams

(Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, July eNewsletter) This article appeared in the July edition of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and represents a common-sense approach...Read More

Mortgage Relief Scams: A Preventive Primer

  Our friends at the Federal Trade Commission have assembled an overview document covering the many ways that the bad guys can prey folks having mortgages on their homes. And...Read More

Caring for the Caregiver

This seminar, organized in conjunction with VITAS Healthcare, provides a framework for understanding the importance of caregiver self-management. From understanding the role of the caregiver to exploration of a number of...Read More

H.R. 4547 To Strengthen and Improve Social Security’s Representative Payee Program

(Note: This article is scheduled to appear in the next issue of AMAC’s Advantage magazine) Propelled by a unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate recently approved the Strengthening Protections for...Read More

Caring for the Caregiver

This seminar addresses the need for "caregivers" to understand the importance of self-management, including the "Caregiver's Bill of Rights" and a range of topics comprising the role of the...Read More

If it’s too good to be true…

You’ve all probably heard this refrain from time-to-time: “If it’s too good to be true, it likely isn’t.” That was the theme at our February 6 workshop on “Identifying...Read More

Some thoughts of controlling exposure to telemarketing scams

“Anyone who has a phone is a potential victim” That comment from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ September newsletter pretty much sums up why you should be...Read More

With age come new vulnerabilities that can make any of us susceptible to elder abuse, says AMAC

‘It is no longer unusual for us to live to be as old as 80, 90 and 100 years or more’ WASHINGTON, DC, Aug 18 – Reports of physical and...Read More

Seniors and Technology…There’s a World of Opportunity Out There!

It’s often referred to as the “age-related digital divide”–a concept that manifests itself in separation and loneliness for an aging segment of society unable to or unequipped to keep...Read More

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