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Health, legal, and financial issues for people with Alzheimer's disease

Julio 20, 2021
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Recommendations of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)

As soon as the person is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, start get all your health, legal and financial matters in order. Make plans for the future, and if still possible, do them with the help of the person while you are still able to make decisions. You will need to review all the health, legal, and financial information of the person with Alzheimer's to make sure it reflects his or her wishes.

Update health care, legal and financial information

Verify that you have the following documents and that they are up to date:

  • A durable power of attorney for finances It gives someone the power to make legal and financial decisions on behalf of the person with Alzheimer's.
  • A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care It gives someone, known as an agent, the power to make decisions regarding the health of the person with Alzheimer's.
  • A living will communicates the wishes of the person with Alzheimer's about end-of-life health care.
  • The do not resuscitate (DNR) form tells medical staff that the person does not want them to try to return their heart to its normal rhythm if it stops beating or begins to beat irregularly.
  • One testament tells how the person wants their property and money to be divided.
  • A trust testamentary assigns someone, known as a trustee, to distribute the person's property and money.

For further information

NIA Alzheimer's and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center

(Center for Education and Reference on Alzheimer's and Related Dementias)
800-438-4380 (toll free)
adear@nia.nih.gov
www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers (In English)
www.nia.nih.gov/health/spanish/alzheimer (in Spanish)

The National Institute on Aging's ADEAR Center offers free information and print publications on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Staff at the ADEAR Center respond to requests made by phone, email, and in writing, directing people to local and national resources.

Alzheimer's Association
(Alzheimer's Association)
800-272-3900 (toll free)
866-403-3073 (TTY / toll free)
info@alz.org
alz.org (In English)
www.alz.org/espanol (in Spanish)

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
703-837-1500)
nhpco_info@nhpco.org
https://www.nhpco.org/

National Elder Fraud Hotline
(National Hotline against Elder Fraud)
833-372-8311 or 833-FRAUD-11 (toll free)
https://stopelderfraud.ovc.ojp.gov (In English)

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides the information in this document, which has been reviewed by its scientists and other experts to ensure that it is accurate. and is up to date.

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