{"id":9,"date":"2016-11-09T06:02:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T06:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.alzsuperhero.ca\/blog\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:15:02","slug":"peace-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/peace-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning for Peace of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"planContent\">Planning for the future involves more than just making a Will. It\u2019s also the perfect time to discuss why you need a Power of Attorney for Property and Personal Care.  Over 70% of Canadians do not have these critical documents, which can have serious consequences if you or your family member becomes incapacitated due to dementia, an accident or any other health issue.<br \/>\n<br \/>Having these documents ready is like purchasing insurance. You are prepared for the future.<\/p>\n<h5>What do Powers of Attorney for Property and Personal Care do?<\/h5>\n<div class=\"planTextSection\">\n<h6>Continuing Power of Attorney for Property<\/h6>\n<p>An Attorney for Property\u2019s duties and authority often include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring that your bills are paid and financial accounts kept in good standing.<\/li>\n<li>Applying for pension and insurance benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Making sure income is used for your benefit and care.<\/li>\n<li> Maintaining your residence and adapting it to your changing needs or, if necessary, sold.<\/li>\n<li>Signing legal papers including contracts for services like your telephone or cable TV, leases, real estate documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"planTextSection\">\n<h6>Power of Attorney for Personal Care<\/h6>\n<p>An Attorney for Personal Care is charged with making decisions and acting on wishes relating to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"planTextUl\">\n<li>Where you live.<\/li>\n<li>Medical treatments and care.<\/li>\n<li>Consent to those treatments.<\/li>\n<li>End of life decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For both personal care and property, consider the following questions and speak to your legal advisor about how to prepare the documents that reflect your values and wishes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"planTextUl2\">\n<li>Who do you trust to be organized and honest with your financial affairs?<\/li>\n<li>Who do you trust to respect your expressed wishes for decisions such as future health care and living arrangements?<\/li>\n<li>If you are considering multiple attorneys, do those individuals get along?<\/li>\n<li>Do your proposed attorneys live nearby so that they can help in an emergency?<\/li>\n<li>Are your proposed attorneys likely to communicate well with your family and friends, will they foster your independence and put your needs ahead of their own wishes?<\/li>\n<li>Have you talked about your wishes with your substitute decision makers, in particular, and your family as a whole?<\/li>\n<li>  Do you have your financial information gathered so that your substitute decision maker can locate your assets, your creditors and make sure that your financial interests are looked after?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning for the future involves more than just making a Will. It\u2019s also the perfect time to discuss why you need a Power of Attorney for Property and Personal Care. Over 70% of Canadians do not have these critical documents, which can have serious consequences if you or your family member becomes incapacitated due to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/peace-of-mind\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Planning for Peace of Mind<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/planning.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzsuperhero.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}