Ask the Expert – Housing Options – Debi Douglass, Senior Care Advisor

During this Ask the Expert session with Jeff Barnett, Barnett & Leuty Law we discuss: *Challenges of managing medications & the difference between having Power of Attorney and being a guardian *Importance of having both medical and financial Powers of Attorney *Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship *Importance of getting proper legal documentation

During this Ask the Expert session with Leigh Ashley, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, we discuss: *How to get mom and dad to accept help *The importance of documenting concerns *How facial expressions and tone impact communication *How cognitive function affects the approach *How to handle conflict avoidant parent who doesn't want to push the parent who needs additional help *The martyr/hero approach *When a special needs adult child is involved *Siblings who don't agree on how to best care for parent, especially when one sibling in town but others aren't *If parent seems depressed - how to get them to get help *When parents don't want to talk about future plans and preparedness.

Q&A with Attorneys Keith Leuty & Jeff Barnett, of Partnering Sponsor, Barnett & Leauty, PC. During this live Q&A with Family Members in August 2023 they answer legal questions about: *Changing who's listed first on a parent's Power of Attorney when the other parent has been diagnosed with dementia *Preparing to apply for Medicaid * Parent won't give POA and doctor won't sign off *How an ally or attorney can help with difficult legal conversations *Types of Durable POAs * DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) - when you may or may not want one *Directive to Physician/Living Will *Medical Power of Attorney *Two types of DNR *How a Lady Bird Deed or Transfer on Death Deed works *Muniment of Title *Only four years to probate a will *HIIPA release when one parent has Alzheimer's and other circumstances.