The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease makes planning for the future more important than ever. Concerns about care provision and programs that can help offset costs mean that families need accurate information about legal and financial planning specific to the disease. To assist our community, the Alzheimer's Association, San Antonio and South Texas Chapter, offers free Legal and Financial Planning Classes.
The Alzheimer's Association's Legal and Financial Planning Classes are conducted by trained experts in their field (lawyers and CPAs) who have joined with the effects of the Alzheimer's Association to assist those dealing with this extremely complex and expensive disease. The classes cover information for families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. This is an interactive two-part program where you will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place, and how to access legal and financial resources near you.
"The attendees who come to these classes clearly want to be there. They are in the middle of complex issues dealing with dementia for their loved ones", said Spencer Brown, Legal and Financial Education Instructor. 'This program is a tremendous asset and need as dementia becomes more prevalent."
Topics covered in the classes include: making legal plans that fit your needs; legal documents you'll need and what they mean for all of you; how to find legal and financial assistance; practical strategies for making a long-term plan of care; tax deductions and credits; and government programs that can help pay for care. The goal of the program is to help attendants to better understand and manage the legal and financial issues that may impact them as a result of Alzheimer's disease.
"The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia makes planning for the future more important than ever," said Margaret Barron, the Executive Director for the Alzheimer's Association, San Antonio and South Texas Chapter. "Funds from the Texas Bar Foundation will assist the Chapter in establishing much-needed classes on Legal and Financial support available to individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's disease."
Funding for the Legal and Financial Education Classes in Bexar County was funded by the Texas Bar Foundation. Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $ 15 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation's largest charitably-funded bar foundation.
Alzheimer's disease is a growing epidemic and is now the nation's sixth-leading cause of death. As baby boomers age, the number of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease will rapidly escalate, increasing well beyond today's more than 5.2 million Americans living with Alzheimer's. In Texas alone, there are 330,000 people living with Alzheimer's.
Experts are available to take calls from individuals concerned with their own cognitive health, as well as from family members and friends concerned about a family member and seeking resources.
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's.
Anyone with questions about Alzheimer's disease or for more information on Legal and Financial Planning Classes, contact the Alzheimer's Association (800) 272-3900 or visit alz.org/sanantonio.