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1131 Prairie Dr #100, Racine, WI 53406
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Legal Considerations

Comfort Keepers In-Home Care in Racine, Wisconsin.

Legal Considerations for Private Home Care in Racine, WI, and surrounding areas

Private home care can help make sure your loved one's affairs are in order.

If you are in the initial phases of introducing your loved one to the idea of private home care, it could be a good opportunity to bring up legal considerations as well. Both conversations regard the future and how your loved one sees it panning out, so, not only will you be killing two birds with one stone, you will also be helping them plan.

Although it is nearly impossible to plan for medical emergencies, there are some things all seniors can do to prepare and help their loved ones. Probably the most important would be to pick a healthcare proxy. This person will be charged with making medical decisions for your loved one in the event that they are incapacitated. Private home care recommends that you and your family have this discussion as early as possible.

This should be a person your loved one trusts. Besides that, in order to make the process easier on them, they should be similar in worldviews and outlooks as your loved one. At the same time, your loved one can sign a medical directive, outlining the sort of care they would like in the event that they need life support, a feeding tube, or intravenous fluids to survive. Speaking with your loved one's medical team could make it easier for them to make a decision deciding very concrete things because doctors could help outline what they are at risk for and they can decide what they would and would not want in the event of such emergencies.

In addition, you should gather all of your parent's personal documents in one easily accessible place. We are talking about documents like the following: birth certificate, social security records, health, and life insurance information, including policy numbers, names, and addresses of primary care physician and medical specialists as well as medical history, special arrangements made for health care, including advance directives, funeral prearrangements, Medicare documents, trust documents, will, sources of income and assets, bank statements and safe deposit box locations, mortgage papers, investment records, negotiable securities, credit card information, most recent income tax return, loan papers, military discharge papers, marriage license, and divorce papers.

Give Comfort Keepers Home Care a call at (262) 299-0320 any time to learn more about private home care and legal considerations in Racine, WI.