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In Home Elderly Care Legal Considerations for Inver Grove Heights, MN Area Seniors

Learn helpful tips for organizing your legal documents, concerning in home elderly care and age-related affairs, in the Inver Grove Heights, MN area

When caring for a senior loved one, planning for the future is necessary. This includes getting your loved one’s legal, health, and financial affairs in order. The earlier you do this, the better. Life is unpredictable and you can never know when a healthcare emergency may arise. Not having legal and financial documentation to provide guidance during a health crisis may cause many problems.

It is advisable to go through legal documents with your loved one in order to make sure they are all there. Professionals also recommend organizing them and making copies, which you can give to people you trust. Legal documents should be kept in a safe place such as a safe deposit box or a lawyer's office. Some of the documents your loved one should prepare include birth certificate, social security records, life insurance information, policy numbers, Medicare documents, bank statements, and mortgage papers.

In case you have any questions or doubts concerning legal matters, you can consult an elder law attorney. You may also want to use reliable online resources such as

•            The Law Issues for Consumers section of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) website

•            The ABA’s Commission on Law and Aging

•            The ABA’s Guide to Wills and Estates

•            Lawyer locator tools on the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ and ABA’s websites

Important legal documents for seniors include advance medical directives like wills or durable power of attorney for health care and finances. A living will provides clear instructions regarding in home elderly care whereas a power of attorney for health care is a document which authorizes you to make decisions concerning your loved one’s health. A power of attorney for finances gives you permission to manage your loved one’s financial affairs.

The idea behind these documents is to put your loved one’s wishes into writing in order to ensure that their in home elderly care and medical treatment preferences will be respected in case they cannot communicate them. It can be also helpful to contact your loved one’s doctor, as they can provide valuable information about medical decisions your senior mom or dad may need to make in the future.

For more information about legal documents for seniors or to find out how an in home elderly care provider can help to facilitate legal appointments, please contact Comfort Keepers of Inver Grove Heights, MN. We are here for you!