• A Layman’s Guide to Planning and Caring for an Elderly Parent

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One of the most important and insanely tedious things I had to do when I took over all my mom’s finances was get online access to all her accounts. Like most elderly parents, my mom did not have online access to hardly any accounts. She paid all her bills the old-fashioned way – with checks.

One of the many things no one prepared me for was how Alzheimer’s causes people to do and say some very odd things.

As my Mom’s Alzheimer’s progressed her ADHD behavior patterns went off the charts.

This one seems so simple and obvious but I didn’t think of it until a friend of mine, Scott, said he got one for his Mom who also had dementia. 

power of attorney

Like many people entering the “Sandwich Generation”, I’ve heard of the term “Power of Attorney” but I never knew much about it.