The American
Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and the Administration on Aging are
co-sponsoring a free webinar for legal and aging professionals on December 4 at
2:00 PM EST. The webinar is intended to talk through what is important for your
clients with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
It is called “Advance Care Planning with People with Dementia.”
The webinar
aims to develop dementia capable legal professionals. It is open to any law or
aging professional.
Participants
will learn about:
•
Characteristics and types of dementia
• Essentials
of advance planning for health care and financial needs
• Counseling
clients with dementia
• Drafting
accountability into planning documents
• Risks of
abuse, neglect and exploitation in drafting and reviewing documents for persons
with dementia
• Best
practices for attorneys
Presenters
include Charlie Sabatino and David Godfrey of the ABA Commission on Law and
Aging and Jane Tilly, DrPH, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services,
Administration on Aging/Administration for Community Living.
Here is a
link to more information/sign up: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/643530305
This webinar
is part two of the AoA/ABA Legal Resources and Alzheimer’s Webinar Series, covering
legal issues of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. No
CLE or CEU credits are provided as part of this free webinar series.
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