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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,

I have very difficult parents and my brother and I don't live in our home town any more.

I hired a geriatric care social worker.  OMG, a life saver.  I get teary just thinking how she saved my life with her assistance.  You contract with the person-- they just bill by the hour like any other service.  She knew how to introduce her to my parents, kind of a "new friend" who is going to check in occasionally.  It's kind of duplicitous but it works with the elderly.  She helped get all the HIPAA paperwork signed so she could talk to doctors, hospitals, etc., so she could take my parents to appointments.

Then she facilitated getting the Power of Attorney paperwork done.  OP, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS ASAP WHILE THEY ARE STILL LUCID.  Get it for finances (Durable POA) and also for health.   You can get it so you and your mom have it for your dad, and you and your dad have it for your mom.  Then you can start checking up on their finances, making sure bills get paid, property taxes get paid, they are not being scammed, etc.

Hopefully your parents have resources for this stage of their lives?  Long term care by chance?

Anyway, I would let your siblings focus on just doing social and caring things for your parents and you do the finances/caregiving aspects.

GL! [/quote]

OP here. I am going to look into this. It won't happen in the near future because they will refuse, but I do think it could come in handy down the line.[/quote]

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