As we approach the estate planning process for someone who may have been recently diagnosed with dementia, it is extremely important to think about caregiver communication.
Estate Planning Documents
The appropriate estate planning documents including powers of attorney can appoint authorized individuals to make decisions and speak on your behalf. Many different documents may be required for overall health care, management, financial issues and specific health care procedures.
Working with a qualified Massachusetts estate planning lawyer is one of the only ways to ensure that all of these issues have been addressed in full. Caregiver communication is one other possible challenge that may emerge during this process, and you need to have the support of a qualified attorney to help you broach the possibility of these challenges.
It is important to get permission in advance from a person who has been diagnosed with dementia to have his or her lawyer or doctor talk with the caregiver as needed. Advanced permission is not limited to health care professionals or lawyers either. It can be provided to credit card companies, Medicare representatives, financial advisors and banks. This can help to make communication and questions about bills, health insurance claims, care and more easier.
Contact a Boston Estate Planning Lawyer
Without this consent, a caregiver may not be able to get needed information. To learn more about the estate planning process and some of the unique considerations impacting a person who has been diagnosed with dementia, work with a talented and qualified Massachusetts estate planning lawyer to walk through all of the steps in full.
