Who can you turn to when a mature adult can no longer look after their finances, medications or other personal affairs? We spoke with Candace Bow of Arizona Guardians about the role of a Certifed Fiduciary. She discusses guradianship, conservatorship and how to engage a certified fiduciary to protect seniors from exploitation and abuse. She also talks about the certfication process and why it is important to only engage the services of those who have been certified by the state to assist seniors.

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The crime of those who prey on and violate seniors cannot be spoken of or written about enough. My mother-in-law had a man call her just before Christmas telling her she “had” to enroll in a medicare supplement before the end of the year. It was only by coincidence that she happen to mention it on the phone to us. How many (more…)

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