The Helping Older Parents Podcast

In This Episode:

Dr. K explains what all family caregivers should know about decision-making capacity, especially if there’s a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. Plus how incapacity is confirmed to activate a power of attorney.

She covers:

• How to recognize signs of “mental incompetence”
• 4 decision-making abilities needed for capacity
• Why capacity is decision-specific
• Incapacity vs incompetence
• How to get an older person’s decision-making capacity assessed by professional
• How to activate a “springing” power of attorney

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In This Episode:

Dr. K explains what you can do, if your aging parent has been refusing to see the doctor for their memory or thinking problems. She covers:

• Why older adults are often reluctant to get medically evaluated for memory loss
• 5 tactics that families can use to try to persuade the older person
• How to trigger less fear of the evaluation
• How to frame the evaluation in a positive way for your parent
• If they are still refusing despite your best efforts

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In This Episode:

People with memory loss often refuse to see a doctor. So how important is it for them to go and get medically evaluated? Dr. K answers this common question in this episode.  She covers: [Read more…]

 In This Episode:

What can you do if your aging parent with memory loss refuses to admit to their problems, or is waving off your suggestions that they get help? In this episode, Dr. K explains how to discuss memory loss and other worrisome symptoms with your aging parent. She covers: [Read more…]