help healthcare professionals screen for markers like an inability to read social and facial cues that betray someone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u2019s true intentions. Other tools in the kit may include surveys and cognitive tests. Home nurses and social workers could potentially use the kit for assessments in non-clinical settings./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201cThe best scammers never get caught and the most vulnerable scam victims never detect their exploitation,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201d Lighthall says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201cThis is why our project is so important /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u2014 because often times the deception is caught when it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u2019s already too late./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n
The idea is that if the risk factor is identified early, the elderly or their family members and friends can be alerted and take preventative measures./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n
The tool kit will be developed in part by following older adults over a handful of years who are already showing mild cognitive impairments and tracking their progress. Research also focuses on the exploitation risk between different racial and ethnic groups./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n
The researchers are working with LIFE at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, the Legacy Pointe at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ senior living community, professionals in media and technology, as well as experts in elder law to optimize the tool kit for use with vulnerable older adults./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201cRelationships of undue influence and identity theft scams that drain financial resources are issues that legal experts face and they want to find a better way to help prevent older adults from becoming destitute in the most vulnerable times of their life,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201d Lighthall says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u2019s important that we provide resources to prevent further deception and exploitation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n
Lighthall has a Ph.D. in gerontology from the University of Southern California. She joined Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ in 2015 and her research focuses on decision making across adulthood. Levin has a Ph.D. in psychology and specializes in normative aging and early neurodegenerative disease. Ebner has a Ph.D in psychology and specializes in social-cognitive neuroscience in aging./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128506/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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