Safeguarding and Supporting Loved Ones in Mental Decline

Declining mental capacity among aging loved ones can be an overwhelming challenge for family members, posing a myriad of emotional, medical, planning and caregiving issues. Those suffering from decline may be unaware of their condition and thus resistant to assistance, even as dementia makes it difficult to handle routine financial and health care decisions.

Where possible, we believe it is important to take proactive steps to protect them from a health care and financial perspective, whether from poor decision-making or from those who may seek to take advantage of them.