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[quote=Anonymous]Our experience is, your parent is considered cognitively fit until deemed otherwise and just a dementia screen alone doesn't always catch the slide. So, if the elder refuses to turn over the reigns to you or have some controls put in place, you cannot do anything. It's maddening to see how much money flowing from my once stingy mother as relatives tell sob stories and contractors over-charge and even neighbors send their kids begging for whatever fundraiser because now she will write a check for thousands just to impress. I have researched from every angle and I cannot force a full cognitive evaluation. Sibling is useless because she has mom writing her checks too. Having been through eldercare with dad, and inlaws I don't have the bandwidth for the drama that will ensue if I try to start an elder financial abuse investigation because in her mind I am the bad one for questioning anything. All I can do is hope the relatives and neighbors will pay her back by looking out for her. I also have a expert checking on her to assess need, but that person cannot do anything until she shows enough signs of being cognitively incapable.[/quote]

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