Police: Man withdrew thousands from bank account of Dubuque person with dementia

Dementia makes you more vulnerable to fraud - Aged Care Insite

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don’t have dementia are aware of their financial abilities – and this awareness improves over time. For our study, we used data from over 2,000 adults in the U.S. age 65 and older, collected during a long-term study on aging. We focused on …

Police: Man withdrew thousands from bank account of Dubuque person with dementia

Police said a Wisconsin man withdrew tens of thousands of dollars from a bank account of a person with dementia living in Dubuque.