The
Alzheimer's
ADVISOR
A Caregiver's Guide to Dealing
with the Tough Legal and Practical Issues
Vaughn E. James
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CONTENTS
Foreword
IX
Preface
Xl
Acknowledgments
xv
Note to the Reader
XIX
CHAPTER 1
Those Memory Lapses!
CHAPTER 2
If It Is Alzheimer's: What the Future Holds
16
CHAPTER 3
Okay, It Is Alzheimer's: The Legal
Implications
37
CHAPTER 4
Before It's Too Late: The Estate Plan
59
CHAPTER 5
Before It's Too Late: Advance Directives
85
CHAPTER 6
Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's:
Guardianship
114
When an Alzheimer's Patient Does
Something Wrong: Legal Liability
137
When an Alzheimer's Patient Moves:
Legal Issues
161
The Cost of Care: Where It Goes, Where It
Comes From
179
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 10
Caring for the Caregivers
223
CHAPTER 11
The Future: Is There Any Hope?
252
CHAPTER 12
When the Diagnosis Is Alzheimer's,
You Need a Lawyer! The Search
273
Epilogue
289
For Further Reading
291
Index
293
About the Author
299