Financial issues

Share tips on managing finances and available resources to help ease the financial burden of Alzheimer's disease.

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Life Insurance Benefits

By schamber · New reply April 20, 2013
4 replies
I finally checked into the option "Waiver of Premium" on my husband's life insurance policies & applied for the benefit. He was approved fairly quick with just his medical information. This waives his ...

Paying outside help

By happyj80 · New reply April 18, 2013
5 replies
My father and mother are living together in their home. My mother has alzheimer . My father wants to hire help and keep her at home as long as we can. We will be getting our first sitter to give him some ...

VA Aid & Attendance Pension Anyone?

By Sandon · New reply April 3, 2013
10 replies
I just wonder if anyone has any experiences with the VA aid and attendance pension. I am working on all the papers and ready to make an appointment with a VA person. FYI the pension is for veterans or ...

How much do I share with mom

By Amgbluesky · New reply March 13, 2013
12 replies
I was finally able to make some phone calls this week. One to the funeral home where we will some day have a funeral and one to a lawyer who specializes in elder law. The funeral home said they can set ...

Life Insurance Waiver of Premiums

By Jerry_S · New reply March 1, 2013
11 replies
Did you know that your life insurance premiums may have a clause that the premiums can be waived if the person is disabled? I believe I saw this on another post the other day. I am the owner and payer ...

Elder Lawyers

By Amgbluesky · New reply February 25, 2013
20 replies
Does anyone know a good reference for finding a lawyer specializing in elder issues? Especially seniors with AD? I know, from talking with mom's elder care case worker, that I need to protect some of ...

Social Security Disability

By schamber · New reply February 20, 2013
6 replies
**** SOCIAL SECURITY: ***** After confirming everything we filed for Social Security Disability. I want to stress to everyone that if you or your loved one becomes disabled & cannot work please review ...

Thing are getting worse fast.

By justjason1 · New reply January 1, 2013
20 replies
My mothers AD is progressing fast, or may be I am just accepting her AD. The newest problem is Financial. My mother was smart in setting up a trust with all her assets in it, I am the trustee. Lately ...

Do I have to see a lawyer to get "Power of Attorney"?

By Kayco9 · New reply December 10, 2012
16 replies
My husband knows me most of the time but 3 times in the last week he has not realized that we are husband and wife. My sister and a good friend feel I should have "Power of Attorney". Do I have to hire ...

Help 4 Veterans

By Arick · New reply November 6, 2012
13 replies
:) Hi Everyone, I am new and just lost my mother that suffered from AD. I can relate to many of the post & never wish this on anyone. It was very challenging dealing with all the different emotions while ...

Does anyone know the law?

By onelife · New reply October 11, 2012
11 replies
My mother has been in a Hospital for almost a month then they transferred her to a nursing home where she was six months previously for rehabilitation for 6 weeks,I was singing the usual papers with the ...

KAYSP

By kaysp · New reply August 14, 2012
3 replies
have spent all morning or it seems like trying to find out if I have to finish working to take care of my husband who has AD and Parkinsons if I am elligable for unemployment I am on Family leave at the ...

IRAs

By Tristan · New reply August 14, 2012
3 replies
I must withdraw funds from IRAs to pay for needed home repairs before listing OUR home for sale. Someone told me to "spend down" but I was wondering if equal amounts should be withdrawn from both IRAs ...

Husband just diagnosed, what next?

By LostLife · New reply May 30, 2012
22 replies
I am scared that I will lose everything I worked for, and am so tiered of working so hard. My husband is impossible and refuses to help around the house while i work. He is worse than living with an out ...

Being charged with financial exploitation

By kahealani414 · New reply May 20, 2012
13 replies
So..I used my grandmother's credit card to take her out to breakfast and lunch a few occasions. Over the course of a month, the charges came out to 450.00. Give or take a few dollars. The bank noticed ...

Residential Care Facilities

By Dubbie42 · New reply May 19, 2012
14 replies
My husband has not yet reached the stage where I must put him into a care facility. The Neurologist says he is at the moderate stage and so far, I've been able to care for him at home. I am concerned ...

Who covers what?

By cmn1 (Inactive) · New reply October 12, 2011
8 replies
Until about a month or so ago when I started reading this blog, I thought I had a pretty good handle on which agency(ies) cover which expenses for Alzheimer's care. The more I read postings here, though ...

Where to start?

By Lousey (Inactive) · New reply June 18, 2011
8 replies
We have insurance, I don't know how much or if it will cover any of the expenses but Medicare is our primary care giver. Where does one start and does anyone have any comment ...

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