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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't have legal advice...  but I've been through something like this with my dad recently.  Here's what I recommend:

Interview him and find out:

- What each monthly bill is
- Where the income comes from and where it's deposited
- Bank accounts
- Insurance policies
- His health history and doctors
- Get him to work with lawyer to update wills, POAs, etc. (sounds like you are already doing this)

Then, help him automate all the bills, if possible.  Maybe this stuff is obvious, but once I had a handle of it, I could help my dad make good decisions and know that if he died suddenly, I would be able to handle his affairs.

Also, a short terms solution to care is to hire an unskilled nurse assistant for a four hour shift a few times a week.  (there are agencies - try and get a referral from someone local.) It runs about $30 and hour and you can start and stop it easily.  Buys you time to figure all this out.  Good to get someone's eyes on him.  
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MTH’s knyou![/quote]

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