Tax time is here, so there often are questions about preparing taxes returns for Alzheimer’s patients.  Some have very simple reports while other may be involved in a business.
Kathy has a question about signatures and wonders if her elderly brother, who has Alzheimer’s, can use his signature from last year on his tax returns.  “He does NOT like to sign his name anymore, because he gets confused,” Kathy said.
I’m not a tax expert and only have the knowledge about what I did when filing personal and business returns for my mom when she could no longer sign her name.  I had …read more

 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