I am in the process of getting my Dad out of a nursing home, where he did a two-week stint in physical therapy after a bout with pneumonia and an irregular heartbeat. He's 80, as is my Mom.
Mom, however, has dementia and/or Alzheimer's. (Medical diagnosis pending.) So she is relatively worthless in assisting with domestic chores at their home. She just walks around confused and a bit scared, poor thing.
I am reviewing old Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Powers of Attorney, the Wills, and am otherwise getting ready to take over managing their modest-but-not-hopeless finances. (I'd guess $500K net worth, which a nursing home could/will eat up in a heartbeat.)
I have gotten tons of terrific guidance on this forum. Can any of you folks recommend a site that (hopefully) rivals this one, but that deals with aging parents?
I am going to ask my SO to push me down a flight of stairs when I get dotty. A long, long flight of stairs....
Mom, however, has dementia and/or Alzheimer's. (Medical diagnosis pending.) So she is relatively worthless in assisting with domestic chores at their home. She just walks around confused and a bit scared, poor thing.
I am reviewing old Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Powers of Attorney, the Wills, and am otherwise getting ready to take over managing their modest-but-not-hopeless finances. (I'd guess $500K net worth, which a nursing home could/will eat up in a heartbeat.)
I have gotten tons of terrific guidance on this forum. Can any of you folks recommend a site that (hopefully) rivals this one, but that deals with aging parents?
I am going to ask my SO to push me down a flight of stairs when I get dotty. A long, long flight of stairs....