Here are some indicators of financial exploitation of the elderly, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse:

• Sudden changes in bank account or banking practice, including an unexplained withdrawal of large sums of money by a person accompanying the elder;• The inclusion of additional names on an elder's bank signature card;• Unauthorized withdrawal of the elder's funds using the elder's ATM card;• Abrupt changes in a will or other financial documents;• Unexplained disappearance of funds or valuable possessions;• Substandard care being provided or bills unpaid despite the availability of adequate financial resources;• Discovery of an elder's signature being forged for financial transactions or for the titles of his or her possessions;• Sudden appearance of previously uninvolved relatives claiming their rights to an elder's affairs and possessions;• Unexplained sudden transfer of assets to a family member or someone outside the family;• The provision of services that are not necessary;• An elder's report of financial exploitation.