Every day, seniors face new scams designed to trick them out of their money and personal information. Families often try to protect their parents by warning them about specific scams they have heard about. But these warnings rarely work. Scammers change their stories and tactics constantly, making yesterday’s warning useless today. Instead of focusing on the details of each scam, it’s more effective to teach seniors the common tactics scammers use. Understanding these tactics

I grew up inside an assisted living community in Salt Lake City. While other kids had neighborhood friends, I had Holocaust survivors, World War II veterans, a presidential photographer, the first woman bank president, and the secretary to a U.S. vice president. And for a few unforgettable months — I had Elvis's rhythm guitar player. His name was John. A surgeon friend of my father's had operated on him and suggested he recover with us at Alta Ridge, our assisted living commu