Obama’s New Health Care…Will It Result in Elder Neglect & Euthanasia?
March 10, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Everyone is anxious for improvements in health care, not necessarily the care itself, but the coverage. Many seem to feel it should be free and include everyone and everything.
Granted, it becomes more and more difficult to provide for health care for everyone and difficult for it to be affordable. So…let the government become involved, many say, and have the Obama team and Congress to give us miraculous solutions. Will expectations be as people wish or will we find there are patients the administrators feel are beyond reasonable care so are allowed to die, actually forced to die?
Is it written into the proposed Obama …read more
Guardianship, Conservatorship & Power of Attorney for Alzheimer’s Patients
February 12, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
AlzheimersNotes.com
At some point as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, the victim no longer can take care of finances, personal, and medical needs. Even if family members can care for them, a caregiver often needs to have this made official.
Depending on individual circumstances, family and patient cooperation, as well as legal requirements in specific states, the degree to which you’ll need to go to manage patient care will vary. For instance, my mom gave me power of attorney for her affairs. That was all I needed, in our situation, while I was responsible for her care. However, the power of attorney was requested …read more




