September 4, 2014Dementia, Power of Attorney My Mother Has Dementia But is Still Lucid. Can She No Longer Designate Me As Power of Attorney? Not necessarily. The issue of whether an individual has the capacity to execute a document, whether it is a contract,...
January 29, 2014Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship May Someone With Dementia Sign a Will? Millions of people are affected by dementia, and unfortunately many of them do not have all their estate planning affairs...
March 19, 2013Dementia, Dementia Care Options for an Elder Newly Diagnosed Alzheimer’s Disease Question: "Help! My mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and my family and I have no idea how to...
July 15, 2011Conservatorship, Guardianship, Mental Health, Short QA Obtain Guardianship for a Senior Suffering From Alzheimer’s ?” This will depend on laws of the state in which your senior resides. However, a doctor's report will be needed...
June 3, 2011Dementia, Elder Care Obtain Guardianship / Conservatorship for a Senior with Alzheimer Question: “What are the steps necessary to obtain Guardianship / Conservatorship for my mother who is elderly and suffering from...
May 28, 2011Dementia Care, Elder Care Help Locating Facilities with Dementia Subject to Violent Outbursts Question: My step father is in the last stages of Alzheimer's (Dementia) disease and becomes extremely violent to the point...