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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, from your experience, can you list what you think should be done to get one's house in order?[/quote] Admittedly, I don't HAVE much experience. These cases have all been with my husband's grandparents, so I haven't been directly hands on - just have witnessed the HOURS of phone calls they have all spent to track things down. MONTHS after one death we learned of a significant amount of pension money owed to the widow. There was no long term care, and a severe case of dementia. We didn't know about one health insurance plan, which would have allowed us to use a MUCH better hospital from the get-go for brain cancer. They floundered all over the place when it was necessary to choose a live in facility. Part of it was lack of preparation, part of it was a handful of very emotional and occasionally irrational personalities trying to navigate the system on a budget. With the situations that seemed to be more smoothly handled, wills and other estate info was available immediately at the first sign of trouble. DNR decisions were discussed and decided on quickly. Families came together (blended family) to sit down immediately to sort through and make decisions together. They have long term care and money in the bank so they had options when faced with tough choices. In one case a grandmother literally packed up her jewelry and labeled each piece with the name of who should get it and when, and made sure someone knew to carry it out. I don't quite know where to begin myself. We are young so our wills are still rather vague. But it's a good reminder for us to make sure insurance, health, and financial is organized and accessible.[/quote]
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