Legal and Financial Matters in Dementia: Here's What Needs to Be Done

Whether you're newly diagnosed or you're a caregiver for a loved one with dementia, there are certain legal and financial issues that you should make sure to address. Even if it might make for some difficult conversations now, taking care of these issues before there's a crisis can dramatically reduce your stress by providing peace of mind.

 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Legal and Financial Matters in Dementia: Here's What Needs to Be Done Whether you're newly diagnosed or you're a caregiver for a loved one with dementia, there are certain legal and financial issues that you should make sure to address. Even if it might make for some difficult conversations now, taking care of these issues before there's a crisis can dramatically reduce your stress by providing peace of mind.   Esther Heerema, MSW Alzheimer's & Dementia Expert Designating a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Here are answers to these questions and more: What's the process for choosing someone to serve as a medical power of attorney? Do you need an attorney to prepare the document? What's the benefit of designating a POA for healthcare decisions? Read more READ NOW Activating a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Are you wondering if you're giving up your legal authority to make decisions if you designate a power of attorney for healthcare? (The answer is "No.") How do these documents and decisions work? Who determines when the document is "in effect"?...Read more READ NOW What Is a Financial Power of Attorney and Why Do I Need One? Here's why you should choose someone to help with financial decisions, when their power to make decisions is granted and how you can do this...More info READ NOW Do I Need Guardianship? How Is That Different than a POA? Learn in what circumstances you should consider going to court to get guardianship vs. being designated as a power of attorney, what decisions a guardian can make, when a guardianship will likely be denied and when it would be granted, and more...Learn more READ NOW What Are Living Wills? How Can They Benefit People with Dementia? Want to have some control over the medical decisions that some day might be made on your behalf? Then you'll want to create a living will where you can clearly specify your choices...Read more READ NOW Legal and Financial Matters in Dementia Here's an overview of some of the important legal and financial issues you should be discussing and addressing as you cope with dementia...Here's more READ NOW Adult Children: How to Have "The Talk" with Your Parents For some, the talk with your parents about end of life preference and decisions is almost as dreaded as the talk with your children about "the birds and the bees"... Here's where you can start. READ NOW Alzheimer's and End of Life: Do Not Resuscitate or Full Code? If your (or your loved one's) breathing and heartbeat stop, have you decided on if you want to be resuscitated or not? Here are a few things to consider in this decision...Read more READ NOW Featured Articles • 5 Legit Excuses for Skipping Your Workout • 5 Things Thyroid Patients Should Never Say to Their Doctor • 10 Questions to Ask Before You Skip That Workout • To Keep it Healthy, Help Your Brain in Multiple Ways • 5 Important Health Numbers You Should Know • Keeping Your Mind Healthy as You Age: 7 Important Steps • Premature Ejaculation: An Overview • Can The Pill Help Fix an Irregular Period? Advertisement About Alzheimer's & Dementia  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Alzheimer's & Dementia newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.