If you or a loved one is at risk for dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, it is crucial to get your house in order. There are many relevant decisions that will have to be made, and advanced planning is the best way to make sure your future is secured.
Ingleside at King Farm, a continuing care retirement community is offering an informative seminar on this subject, Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s, and we cordially invite you to attend. Rick Gow, a financial planner with Lara, Shull & May, a firm based in Falls Church will give a lecture and answer your questions. The date of the event is Thursday, July 11th at 2:00pm.
In this lecture, he will cover the importance of organizing key documents, designating a trusted relative with power of attorney, and putting advanced medical directives in place. Gow will also discuss long term care strategies, including Medicare, finances and insurance.
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From a recent news story in NVDaily.com (http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2012/11/dementia-and-alzheimers-caregivers-get-answers-at-valley-health-event.php):
"Finances and legal matters are not something that you want to worry about and stress over when you're already faced with taking care of and dealing with a family member who's diagnosed with this disease," he said.
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Gow is a professional wealth management advisor and volunteers his time as a legal and financial expert providing critical information to help support families, caregivers and people with dementia while they work to put financial and legal long-term care plans together.
Rick Gow was recently honored for his work in promoting Alzheimer’s awareness by the Alzheimer's Association National Capital Area Chapter.
For those interested learning more about legal and financial planning for an aging loved one, Gow suggests websites naela.org and lawhelp.org.
Visit the inglesidekingfarm.org website for more information, and contact Christen Bradshaw to register at 240-499-9019.
Kimberly Hartke of AllHealth PR is a publicist for Ingleside at King Farm.
