Legal planning

Are you organizing your health and legal paperwork to put your affairs in order? Review these FAQs to help you get organized.

Find out when and how to start making legal and financial plans for someone with Alzheimer's. Advance directive, will, and other terms are defined.

What is an advance directive? How do I set one up? Learn how to decide what health care you would want to receive if you were unable to speak for yourself.

If you live far away from a person who needs care, you can be helpful by getting medical and legal paperwork in order. Learn how.

Long-term care could mean staying in your home—aging in place—or considering a nursing home, other facility, or hospice care. Learn how you can be prepared.

How do people pay for long-term care? Learn about payment sources, including government programs, long-term care insurance, and other financing options.

Get organized before a medical emergency! Use this list to get your legal and financial papers in order, and learn about advance directives, wills, and trusts.