July 12, 2011
in Beneficiary Basics,Durable Power of Attorney Form,Estate Representative,Financial Agent,Health Care Agent,Health Care Power of Attorney,Living Will Form,Other Financial Directives,Other Medical Directives,Settle an Estate,Trust Assets,Trustee,UTMA Custodian,Wills and Living Trusts
Recently, the Wall Street Journal weekend edition had a very interesting article titled “25 Documents You Need Before You Die.”
Basically, it says that you should make sure that the originals of all of your valuable papers are put somewhere safe and that a loved one knows where that safe place is. Otherwise, when you become incapacitated or after you die there may be a great deal of frustration and unnecessary work as your heir or estate representative tries to figure out what you’ve done and how to prove it.
Check out this article and also check out Die Smart for more information on what to do.
Tagged as: deed, estate representative, life insurance policy, Living Will, Settle an Estate, trust, will
National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted.
Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do you even know what your choices are? Have you prepared an advance healthcare directive and shared its contents with your loved ones?
The objectives of the National Healthcare Decisions Day are to provide information to the public and improve the ability of healthcare facilities and providers to offer guidance about advance healthcare planning to their patients.
Don’t force your family to make end of life decisions for you. Tell them what you want and confirm your choices in writing with a living will or other advance directive document. Make April 16th the day you have a discussion with your family, convey your wishes and sign the necessary paperwork.
For further information, go to http://diesmart.com/elder-law/living-wills/ or http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/ or http://diesmart.com/elder-law/other-advanced-health-care-directives/
Tagged as: advance healthcare directives, DNR form, do not resuscitate (DNR), Living Will, longterm care
World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21, is a day when the Alzheimer’s Association and other organizations around the globe unite our efforts to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on our families, communities and nations.
Recent research indicates 33 million people worldwide are dealing with dementia, incluing 4.4 million Americans. Alzheimer’s continues to be a disease without a cure.
With 77 million American baby boomers reaching the age of greatest risk, the crisis of dementia and Alzheimer’s cannot be ignored. The disease imposes enormous burden on individuals, families, health care infrastructure and the worldwide economy.
It makes planning for incapacity as important as planning for death.
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