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At the bottom of this page, you will find three buttons and a running display of news and posts from the JCA newsfeed and blogs. Visit the JCA blog “Information for the Sandwich Generation” for news you can use about aging, resources, and staying active and connected. The Kensington Clubs blog shares news about Kensington Club activities, dementia care, caregiver support, and community events. As always, you can filter and search for topics of interest in our complete newsfeed, News & Events.

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Scammers Try to Catch Victims Through Phishing

January 22, 2026

Learn how to tell if a text, email or phone call is an attempt to steal your cash or identity by Andy Markowitz for AARP Phishing is a tactic that scammers use to acquire valuable personal and financial data, such as your Social Security number, credit card details, or passwords for online accounts, and to …

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Aging Well: Spotlight on Medicare Fraud

Aging Well: Spotlight on Medicare Fraud

January 21, 2026

Protect. Detect. Report. — How to Fight Medicare Fraud with SHIP Security experts constantly tell us we should routinely change all our passwords and never divulge any personal information like our social security number or banking information to people we don’t know or aren’t sure about, especially when they initiated the contact. This applies to …

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Prevent Aging Parents From Making Financial Mistakes

January 20, 2026

Getting family members to listen to you when you think they are headed down a dangerous financial path can be difficult. But there are preventive steps you can take. by Paulette Perhach for the New York Times Americans over 70 control $53 trillion in wealth, and they are the prime targets for scams. Their adult children are often the …

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