Alzheimer’s Disease Planning
Alzheimer’s Disease Planning
An Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis raises urgent legal questions alongside the medical and emotional ones: who will make financial and healthcare decisions, how will care be paid for, and how can a diagnosed individual’s wishes be honored while they can still express them. O’Gorman and Sandroni help St. Louis-area families put a plan in place as early as possible after diagnosis.
Acting While Legal Capacity Remains
Powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and trust documents generally require the person signing them to have legal capacity. Acting promptly after a diagnosis, while the individual can still participate meaningfully in decisions, preserves far more options than waiting until a crisis forces action.
Planning for Long-Term Care
Alzheimer’s care is often long and costly. We help families evaluate Medicaid planning options, long-term care insurance, and asset protection strategies alongside the legal documents needed to authorize care decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Often yes, depending on the specific stage and the complexity of the document, but this requires careful evaluation, which is why prompt planning after diagnosis is so important.
Without a power of attorney, family members typically must petition the court for guardianship or conservatorship to gain legal authority to make decisions, a more time-consuming and public process.
Since 1985 Sean O’Gorman and Andrew Sandroni have been representing clients in all areas of the law. O’Gorman & Sandroni, P.C. was founded in 1989 on the principles of honesty, integrity, and the aggressive pursuit of our client’s goals.