Dr. Alexis Blog
BEWARE: Romance Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 25,000 reports about romance scams last year alone. Data from the agency revealed that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams last year - up nearly 40% from...
Millennials Are The Changing Face Of American Caregivers
The cycle of young and old ensures that today’s caregivers will need a caregiver themselves at some point in their lives. If we were asked to imagine a typical caregiver looking after the needs of...
What Are the Most Common Types of Scams?
Swindles come in all shapes and sizes – they can be massive or minuscule, hi-tech, or basic. They can originate from a knock on the front door or an identity listing on the dark web....
How To Recognize a Scam
To avoid a potentially devastating fraud situation it’s important to talk with your aging loved ones, early and often, about how to recognize common scams and protect themselves from exploitation. I am frequently...
Talking to Your Parents After the Scam
Many older adults grew up in an era when trusting one another was more the norm than the outlier. A solid handshake took the place of a signed contract, and locked doors weren’t...
Be the “CEO” of Your Own Caregiving
As an internationally recognized caregiving expert who has been in the field for over two decades - and written the highly acclaimed book “The Caregivers Survival Handbook” - I can promise you that...
Tell-Tale Signs You’ve Been Scammed
Frauds and scams can take many forms, and that’s one of the things that makes them so hard to detect. Your aging loved ones can be scammed on or offline, via the phone...
Bank, Credit Card, and Identity Theft Prevention Checklists
Very few people are able to avoid fraudulent emails, texts, or calls. If you think you are one of the lucky few, it most likely just means that at the moment, you didn’t...
Health to Happiness: Dr. Alexis FAQ’s
As a leading lifestyle gerontologist for the 50+ population, I'm often asked a myriad of different questions on my website. I thought I would share some of the questions that are...
