What plans should I make after Alzheimer's diagnosis?

What plans should I make after Alzheimer's diagnosis?

Gus Alva (Medical Director, ATP Clinical Research) gives expert video advice on: Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?; Is there a cure for Alzheimer's disease?; What should I look for in an assisted living facility? and more...

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease it would be judicious to make sure that one's overall world is being taken care of. In other words, what's going on with long-term care insurance, and what's happening with a will. All of a sudden, once this illness gets worse, the individual's ability to recall and make decisions are no longer going to be what they once were. As a consequence of that, someone else will have to make decisions about not only health delivery, but also what happens with funds that that individual currently has. There are a lot of legal matters to consider. Also, the aspect of what to do once serious situation sets in with another medical problem; whether or not there should be orders to follow a certain type of regimen or another. Keeping in mind that this is a progressive illness that's gradually going to get worse is very important along the lines of making appropriate decisions early on in the disease state, hopefully, in conjunction with people that care for an Alzheimer's sufferer.