Have you ever gotten a suspicious text or phone call from someone needing money or access to your financial information? How about a new love interest wanting gift cards in order to come visit? Have you gotten a pop-up on your computer that says it has a virus and someone needs to take over your laptop to fix it?

Those are scams!

An AARP report shows scams targeting our 50+ community continue to go up. Federal data shows the highest ever year-over-year rise in fraud reports between 2019 and 2020. Many cases do not get reported.

So, what can you do to keep yourself and the person you care for from becoming a victim of fraud? Here to talk to offer us some tips and look inside what scams are the most used is Jennifer Salazar, Texas SMP Program Director with the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation.

Millions of Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 will be able to sign up for health insurance through the Health Insurance Market Place until August 15. Many of those applying may qualify for increased financial help for premiums included in the American Rescue Plan.

Here to talk about this extension and what it may mean for you is Jeness Sherrell, Adult Services Director with Change Happens.

Un nuevo informe de AARP (en inglés) muestra que los proveedores de atención médica sobreestiman la preocupación que los adultos de 40 años o más sentirían si tuvieran demencia. Uno de cada cinco adultos dice que se sentiría avergonzado o desconcertado si tuviera demencia, mientras que siete de cada 10 proveedores de atención médica piensan que sus pacientes se sentirían así, una diferencia de 50 puntos porcentuales, según la investigación.

En esta edición de nuestro podcast, Sabes Que con AARP, tenemos al Dr. Jacobo Mintzer, director del South Carolina Institute for Brain Health (Instituto de Carolina del Sur para la Salud del Cerebro).

El habla sobre el estudio y los resultados.

When it comes to caring for a loved one, guardianship may be a tool utilized to keep the person cared for safe. Guardianship is the legal process of appointing a surrogate decision maker for those who need help (called a ward). But when should you consider guardianship and how easy is it to get it?

Texas attorney Marie Rodriguez answers those questions and more in our latest Prepare to Care Podcast.

As more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and are starting to socialize. As we begin to venture out, caregivers who look after someone suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia are facing a new reality.

Isolation that resulted from this pandemic has had a detrimental impact on our loved ones living with dementia. In some cases, the disease has progressed a lot faster than it would normally have advanced.

What can caregivers do to ease their loved one’s pain? Are there resources available? Here to talk about Alzheimer's, dementia and help for caregivers is Rebecca Axline. She is the Supervisory Clinical Social Worker at Houston Methodist’s Nantz National Alzheimer Center.

The latest figures show more people are getting vaccinated, and the number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 are also. That’s good news.  But what about safety precautions?

With easing COVID-19 restrictions, many folks are finding themselves with more questions than answers regarding their safety and the people they care for daily.

Dr. Angela Catic, Assistant Professor, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine is our guide to this new normal.

Mucha gente se sorprenderá al saber que hay literalmente más de 40 mil organizaciones que intentan brindar apoyo a los veteranos militares, lo que puede hacer difícil encontrar la información correcta. Es por eso que AARP reúne valiosos recursos para ayudar a los veteranos a explorar sus opciones y este podcast es también una forma de compartir información y de apoyar a los veteranos y las familias militares.

Aquí hoy para hablar más sobre los recursos gratuitos para los veteranos tenemos el gusto de tener a Daniel Razo, coordinador de veteranos con Dallas College.

Escuche más podcasts de Sabes que con AARP en aarp.org/sabesque.

June 1 is right around the corner, which means the time is now to prepare for the 2021 hurricane season. This season is expected to be an active one. AccuWeather is predicting we will have 16 to 20 named storms this year. Of those, seven to 10 will be hurricanes. Of those predicted hurricanes, three to five will be Category 3 or above.

Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. But if you remember, last year we had our first hurricane in May. Joining our Prepare to Care Podcast to help us ready for possible storms is Ekland Durousseau with the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region.

La temporada de huracanes comienza el 1 de junio y se extiende hasta el 30 de noviembre. Esto significa que ahora es el momento de prepararse para la temporada de huracanes de 2021.

Se espera que esta temporada sea activa. De hecho, AccuWeather predice que este año tendremos entre 16 y 20 tormentas con nombres…siete a diez de ellas serán huracanes. De los huracanes previstos, tres a cinco serán de Categoría 3 o más fuertes.

Si recuerdan, el año pasado tuvimos nuestro primer huracán en mayo. Osvaldo Capmany con la Cruz Roja Americana de la Región de la Costa del Golfo de Texas se une a nosotros hoy para ayudarnos a prepararnos para las tormentas.

For Asian American caregivers, there are barriers like language, traditions, and lack of resources that threaten to complicate their lives and that of the person they care for daily.

In this week's edition of our AARP Prepare to Care Podcast, we talk to two Asian-American caregivers. Hear, in their own words, what worked, what didn't, and who or what was their saving grace. Their journey may help you cope with our struggles.