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This publication was funded through

the Hawaii Justice Foundation

with Support from the William S. Richardson School of Law

DECIDING TO NAVIGATE ELDER CARE

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Chapter 1: PLANNING AHEAD FOR A LIFETIME

                       
• Contemporary Planning Issues for Older Persons and Caregivers

• Planning for Incapacity
• Incapacity, Memory Loss and Dementia (Neurocognitive Disorder)

Chapter 2: GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP

                       
• Guardianship

• Conservatorship
• Alternatives to Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Powers of Attorney and the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA)
• Money Management  

• Trusts

Chapter 3: PLANNING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, HEALTH CARE DECISIONS AND DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE
         
• Medical Treatment and Informed Consent
• Advance Health Care Directives

• Other Health Care Documents

• Financing Health Care

• Medicare
• Medicaid, Including Medicaid for Long-Term Care

Chapter 4: DECIDING WHO CARES AND PROTECTS

• Chances Are...
• Elder Abuse
• Laws to Protect Older Persons

• Hiring a Caregiver

• Checklis for Employers

• Coping with Death and Dying

• Finding an Attorney

• Dementia-Capable Layers
• Navigating Elder Care