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The Emergency Medical File Every Caregiver Should Create
Family caregivers, especially those with medical power of attorney (POA), should assemble a folder containing these 9 important medical details that can be easily handed off to nurses, doctors and first responders when seniors need emergency health care.
7 CommentsHealth Care Decision Making in a Senior Living Facility
Even if you were heavily involved in the decision to place an elderly loved one in a senior living facility, you must have certain legal documents in place to participate in conversations with staff about their medical care.
3 Comments3 Legal Documents Caregivers Need to Manage a Senior’s Health Care
If you anticipate needing to make medical decisions for elderly parents or your spouse in the future, make sure you have these 3 key legal documents in place.
35 CommentsPreparing a Senior with Dementia for a Doctor's Visit
Once you've successfully taken the steps to get a dementia patient to go to the doctor, use the following tips to have an efficient, effective doctor's appointment.
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Medical POA Questions
My husband is POA for my mother-in-law for both medical and financial.
9 Answers97yroldmom Answered Mar 6, 2024I am my sister's POA of financial and my sister has HIV and JC infection of her brain which there is no cure for and life expectancy.
4 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Mar 4, 2024I am #2 on financial POA do I have legal right to ask for a report on parent’s finances?
3 AnswersGeaton777 Answered Feb 1, 2024When does the alternate medical POA get a say so?
6 AnswersAlvaDeer Replied Jan 22, 2024
Medical POA Discussions
Issues w the devil.
13 CommentsBeatty Commented Dec 12, 2023The waiting game
5 CommentsPlayadelcarmen2 Commented Dec 2020Brother has placed Mom in nursing home and Sister is healthcare POA.
2 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Oct 2019Just at a loss of what to do - everything was going so well and now it's not.
4 CommentsDice5816 Commented Aug 2018
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- Cancer
- New to Caregiving
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- Lewy Body Dementia
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