Step 5: Additional Resources
Below are additional resources that may be helpful to you:
Montana Alzheimer's Workgroup
MSU Extension
- Estate Planning Website
- Power of Attorney (Financial)
- MSU Extension MontGuide (PDF)
- Statutory Form (PDF)
- Financial, Estate, and Health Care Planning Documents for Montanans Concerned About
Memory Loss. (MT202005HR) (2020) [Order Online]
All Montanans should plan for the future. For those who are concerned about memory loss, completing financial, estate and health care documents is even more important. Anyone could develop some form of dementia or experience a debilitating brain injury from a stroke or accident. These events have the potential to affect one’s ability to remember, to reason, and to make decisions about finances, legacies, and health care treatments.
- Health Care Power of Attorney and Related Documents for Montanans (EB0231) (2020) [Order Online]
This 24-page document explains a Health Care Power of Attorney for Montanans, and includes a worksheet and forms to appoint a health care agent(s) and assist others in understanding your health care preferences.
Montana Resources
- AARP
- Alzheimer's Association
- Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
- Department of Public Health and Human Services: Senior and Long Term Care Division-Montana
- Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Justice-Montana
National Resources
- American Bar Association:
- Alzheimer Association: www.alz.org
- Alzheimers.gov
- Medicare.gov
- MedicalAlert.org: Dedicated to Improving the Lives of Older Adults through Assistive Technology
- National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health (Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet)
- Planning for Diminished Capacity and Illness (Consumer Advisory and Investor Bulletin)
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
- A Guide for VA Fidiciaries
- Social Security Booklet: A Guide for Representative Payees
- Railroad Pension: Your Duties as Representive Payee
Organizational Resources
- How to Identify and Address Apathy Caused by Dementia (Baylor University)
- AARP Foundation
- Alzheimer's Association: Montana Chapter
- Alzheimer's Foundation of America
- Compassion and Choices: The Dementia Provision
- Detecting Alzheimer'S Symptoms and Stages (SENIOR LIFESTYLE your Life, your Style)