A Home Health Care Provider Can Help Keep Your Loved One in Greater Schererville, IN Safe from Fraud and Financial Abuse

When a loved one enters their golden years, family members often help with needs like fresh meals, transportation, or refilling prescriptions. All these activities help keep your loved one in better health, and at Visiting Angels of Schererville, we are dedicated to supporting your loved one just as well as you would. When your loved one needs help with everyday tasks, they may also need help maintaining their daily safety and security.

A home health care provider can support your loved one’s physical, mental, emotional, and social health. Part of that means keeping your loved one safe and secure in their own home, including from elder fraud. Between 2013 and 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated that fraudulent activities cost seniors and families more than $6 billion. With your loved one’s financial security at stake, a home health care provider can offer another resource to help your family stay safe.

Many elder fraud schemes focus on trying to get personal, financial, or identity information out of your loved one so that further fraud can be committed. Common schemes include:

• Pretending to be from Medicare or Medicaid, and asking for information about a claim or in order to file or process a claim
• Pretending to be from an insurance provider or medical biller, demanding financial information in order to process a payment
• Acting as though they are a grandchild or family relation in need of financial assistance
• Imitating a charity and asking for donations, especially after a natural disaster or other newsworthy event

How Visiting Angels of Schererville’s Home Health Care Can Keep Your Loved One Safe from Fraud

A home health care provider can help your loved one monitor incoming calls, letters, and emails. They can help your loved one monitor any situation in which your loved one is asked to provide personal, financial, or identifying information.

An engaged network of family, friends, and other supporters are important to helping your loved one maintain good health. A home care provider can be an important part of the resources your loved one has in order to complete daily tasks, maintain a safe home environment, and stay safe from scammers.

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If you are concerned about the security of a loved one who lives alone, Visiting Angels of Schererville can help. Call our local agency today to learn more about our elderly home care services.