Elder Care

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Unpacking the Past

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As regular readers of this blog – along with anyone whose profession touches upon any aspect of estate planning and/or administration – know, the discipline is equal parts art and science. Given the credentials of, and work performed by, most contributors to this blog, the technical aspects receive the lion’s share of attention here. Notwithstanding, through both professional and personal experience we’re all acutely aware of the importance of the non-scientific….

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Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills

Can Alzheimer’s Patients Consent to Care Without Speaking?

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The British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society earlier this year. The closely watched case involved a late-stage Alzheimer’s patient who was supposedly consenting to being fed by opening her mouth when a spoon or glass was placed on her lower lip. The case raises difficult questions about the extent to which people with advanced Alzheimer’s can consent to decisions about food at the end….

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Capacity Law, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Litigation, Geriatric Care Management, In the News

Caring and Paying in 2 Directions

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As we prepare for the return to school year, you might be in the process of paying your child’s tuition or living expenses. Do you know what raising a child cost? Contrary to the figures below, it doesn’t stop when they reach 18 years of age. In 2011, the average cost of raising a child to 18, was $243,660* or $1,070 per month. For those of us in the sandwich….

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Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management

Is there such a thing as a ‘Lucid Interval’ in dementia?

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Among other medico-legal concepts,  the ‘lucid interval’ is a long held concept widely accepted in case law as a possible means of countering a challenge to testamentary and related capacities.  In parallel, the clinical phenomenon of cognitive fluctuation has been considered a common element of several neurodegenerative disorders (dementias) including Alzheimer Disease, but especially prevalent in Vascular Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. In the spirit of the philosopher Karl….

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Elder Care, Estate Planning, Home-Right
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