By John Vinton

For individuals over the age of sixty, ny urban is a cluttered attic-a mess of valuables that can not be neglected, yet that for the main half is still buried in jargon, businesses, rules, and eligibility kinds. big apple urban is, in the end, a spot that gives seniors every thing from tickets for Broadway indicates to social provider organisations when you communicate international languages together with Spanish, Cantonese or Tagalog. it's a position of never-ending merits in the event you can dig during the junk within the attic, set up what's there and now have the need to go away the home. Take cost! the whole advisor to Senior dwelling in manhattan urban is the 1st booklet to assemble, in one quantity, details and recommendation for individuals over sixty who have the desire to make the main of the town. the following ultimately is an all-inclusive consultant that addresses each predicament for senior New Yorkers, from leisure and healthcare to housing and taxes. Take cost! reaches past purely directory cellphone numbers and courses to giving recommendation on a few parts, from settling on an HMO, a opposite loan, or an elder legislation lawyer, to receiving shuttle rate reductions and negotiating domestic care. Containing every little thing someone over sixty must comprehend to utilize existence in manhattan urban, Take cost! is the single entire advisor to be had for brand spanking new York seniors and their households.

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Gov 202/606-5000 Title V This program operates in all five boroughs and is available to people age 55 and older. In 1999 the annual income limit was $10,065 for a single person, $13,565 for a couple. The program provides subsidized part-time em­ ployment in not-for-profit organizations such as schools, hospitals, day care centers, senior centers, libraries, and museums. The jobs include clerk-typist, receptionist, custodian, teacher’s aide, kitchen aide, orderly, and secu­ rity guard. The jobs pay minimum wage for four hours a day, five days a week.

Seniors tend to be open and courteous to strangers. This gives swindlers time to ingratiate themselves and gain the victim’s confidence. 2. Most seniors enjoy a friendly chat on the telephone. Again, this gives swindlers time to gain the victim’s confidence. Preventing Abuse and Crime 43 3. Many seniors, especially widows, have cash assets that are not being managed productively. Swindlers know how to pressure their victims into spending or “investing” idle money. 4. Seniors often fear they will outlive their savings or be unable to pay for emergencies.

Many seniors, especially widows, have cash assets that are not being managed productively. Swindlers know how to pressure their victims into spending or “investing” idle money. 4. Seniors often fear they will outlive their savings or be unable to pay for emergencies. Swindlers know how to play on this fear and convince seniors to “invest” in nonexistent moneymaking schemes. 5. It takes time to understand and evaluate new infor­ mation, especially financial information, and to know what questions to ask.

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