BEDFORD — Autumn Trace Senior Community will host a free scam prevention presentation next month aimed at helping seniors and the broader community recognize and avoid common fraud schemes.
The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at Autumn Trace in Bedford. Detective Dodd will lead a 30- to 45-minute presentation focused on identifying scams, avoiding becoming a victim, and understanding what steps to take if someone has already been targeted. A question-and-answer session will follow.
“Scam prevention is a critical issue, particularly for seniors,” said Tammy Bailey, community relations director at Autumn Trace. “We want to make sure our residents and the local community feel secure and informed.”
The program is free and open to Autumn Trace residents, their families, and members of the general public, Bailey said.
Autumn Trace Senior Community offers independent living, assisted living, and regularly hosts educational programs designed to support resident safety, wellness, and lifelong learning.
Bailey said the scam prevention program is part of Autumn Trace’s ongoing commitment to community education. The senior community hosts monthly educational presentations, with several upcoming events already scheduled.
Those include a funeral pre-planning presentation at 6 p.m., March 5, with Brooke Hayes of Day & Carter Mortuary; fall prevention from 10 a.m. to noon, April 21, presented by IU Health; and a Virtual Dementia Tour at 2 p.m., May 6, presented by the Rural Dementia Network.
