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References: Legal, Financial, and Support Resources

A curated list of high-quality resources to deepen your understanding of legal, financial, and support options for dementia. Wikipedia articles offer free, well-sourced overviews; textbooks provide authoritative depth; online resources from major dementia organizations give practical, up-to-date guidance.

  1. Power of attorney - Wikipedia - Covers legal instruments that allow someone to act on another's behalf, a central planning tool discussed in this chapter on legal preparation.

  2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia - Explains living wills and healthcare directives, which let people document their medical wishes in advance of losing capacity due to dementia.

  3. Conservatorship - Wikipedia - Describes court-appointed arrangements for managing the affairs of someone unable to do so themselves, relevant when earlier planning was not completed.

  4. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (6th ed.) - Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins - Johns Hopkins University Press - Includes chapters on legal and financial planning for families facing dementia, directly supporting this chapter's guidance.

  5. The Alzheimer's Action Plan - P. Murali Doraiswamy and Lisa P. Gwyther - St. Martin's Griffin - Covers practical steps families should take for legal, financial, and support planning after a dementia diagnosis, matching this chapter's focus.

  6. Legal and Financial Planning for People With Dementia - National Institute on Aging - Federal overview of essential legal and financial documents for families, a close parallel to this chapter's subject matter.

  7. Legal & Financial Planning - Alzheimer's Association - Comprehensive patient-facing pages on advance directives, power of attorney, insurance, and benefits, reinforcing this chapter's content.

  8. Planning for the future - Alzheimer's Society (UK) - Accessible guidance on legal and financial planning after a dementia diagnosis, useful for readers wanting an alternative national perspective.

  9. Caregiving Resources - Family Caregiver Alliance - Wide-ranging caregiver hub including fact sheets on legal, financial, and long-term care planning, complementing this chapter's support focus.

  10. Caregiving: Legal and Financial - AARP - Practical legal and financial caregiving resources covering benefits, estate planning, and long-term care, directly tied to this chapter's guidance.