{"id":66568,"date":"2017-09-16T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-elderly-could-do-with-a-national-wealthcare-service\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T13:23:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T06:23:25","slug":"the-elderly-could-do-with-a-national-wealthcare-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-elderly-could-do-with-a-national-wealthcare-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The elderly could do with a national wealthcare service"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHelp with day-to-day banking from family members, banks and technology would go a long way to make older people feel less financially vulnerableI spoke to the daughter of an 83-year-old woman this week who has never used a cash machine. She has never set up a direct debit or standing order. She has certainly never used contactless. But she has full mental capacity. It\u2019s just that after 60 years of her husband running every aspect of the family finances, she has now found herself handling money for the first time due to his ill-health. Much has been done to help youngsters learn about money, with personal finance lessons introduced in schools. Do we need more of a national effort to help elderly people facing the same acute lack of financial understanding?The daughter admits to almost comical moments during her mum\u2019s first few weeks of managing money. The only way she has got cash is by going to Marks & Spencer, buying something of low value and then asking for cashback. The M&S card is the only one she has used in her life. And now that she has the use of a standard debit card she has told everyone the formula for her four-digit password \u2013 the number of children she has, followed by her birthday. And how she keeps a copy of the number in her purse should she forget. Even so, she\u2019s yet to use an ATM. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Help with day-to-day banking from family members, banks and technology would go a long way...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-hjG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":168121,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-authorities-enhance-accessibility-at-grand-mosque-for-elderly-disabled-pilgrims\/","url_meta":{"origin":66568,"position":0},"title":"Saudi authorities enhance accessibility at Grand Mosque for elderly, disabled pilgrims","date":"December 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Grand Mosque has allocated special routes for elderly and disabled visitors, ensuring safe, comfortable, and convenient access during worship The post Saudi authorities enhance accessibility at Grand Mosque for elderly, disabled pilgrims appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More.\r\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grand-Mosque-makkah-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":120322,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/more-elderly-hdb-residents-prefer-to-age-in-place\/","url_meta":{"origin":66568,"position":1},"title":"More elderly HDB residents prefer to age in place","date":"February 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The survey also showed that elderly residents were highly satisfied with their HDB units, pointing to the spaciousness of their homes or its convenient location. 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