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Getting Your Affairs in Order BEFORE You Need To |
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“Older Americans Without Children to Lean On Have to Make Arrangements While They Are Independent and Healthy,” New York Times, March 23, 2018
But really we ALL do!
"If Dr. Seuss Did Advance Directives" - uTube - Timothy Boon, RN, the CEO, Good Shepherd Community Care.
"Your End-of-Life Wishes Aren't Clear, and you're scared? Try out these rhymes and don't fear, be prepared!
Death, it happens…What you can do NOW! We archived a particularly detailed discussion in one of our Art of Death & Dying series around preparing for one's own death. Check it out.
Medical information to have visible in your home in case you are found unconscious:
* File of Life - This is linked to a PDF. A form full of information about your medical conditions, allergies, medications you are taking
* POLST Form (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) - this is a bright pink form for your refrigerator that says you do not want to be resuscitated if EMT's are called. This must be signed by your doctor and is used if you have a life-threatening illness. If you do not have this form, they are required by law to try to revive you.
* Emergency Contacts - Who should be called? Who knows your passwords and has access to your records? Who knows your wishes? Who should be alerted to care for your pets?
What do you want your family to know? And how do you communicate this?
* Make a tape of your wishes: https://www.wired.com/story/a-sons-race-to-give-his-dying-father-artificial-immortality
* "When I Croak Files" - Keep in an an obvious place in your file cabinet or on your refrigerator and give them copies...
* Have THAT conversation. It's hard to get started but talking to people close to you can really get to some important, heart-warming stuff - maybe even much more than the the specifics of your requests....
Legal Stuff - Wills, Power of Attorney, etc.
Legal Issues for Older Adults - Booklet from the Oregon Bar Association - www.obar.org
Wills on-line:
Nolo Will Maker
legalzoom.com
Willing
Local Attorneys:
Timothy Dolan in Garibaldi, (503-322-3742) - From Eunice Massie: He does a lot of estate planning for smaller estates (anything up to 2 million) and he can recommend tax avoidance planners if it's over 2 million. He has written the wills and Powers of attorney for both Medical and Financial for a number of people in the area. He's also reasonably priced and everyone I know of has liked working with him. Joel Sacks (who was my attorney until he retired) recommended him to me originally, and respects him.
Sarah Smyth Mackintosh at Law Manzanita - (503) 368-4225 or Sarah@smythlanding.com or Smyth Mackintosh.com.) She presented at our May 2017 Art of Dying session (see transcript) and would do so again if we request it including estate planning documents in a simple will package and a simple Revocable living trust package; or a list of alternatives to probate that don’t involve having a revocable living trust, such as transfer on death deeds. She could also give out online resources for do it yourself kits such as legalzoom.com. Here is the list of documents you can request from her:
1. Estate Planning Questionnaire
2. Memo re titling bank accounts
3. Questions to ask when someone dies at home
4. Holistic Estate Planning Presentation
5. Digital Assets Info for Clients
Vivi's Seaside attorneys...
PLUS CHUCK's Awesome summary - i'm thinking this needs to be two pages... cuz Sarah Smyth MacIntosh has some good stuff on when someone has died..
“Older Americans Without Children to Lean On Have to Make Arrangements While They Are Independent and Healthy,” New York Times, March 23, 2018
But really we ALL do!
"If Dr. Seuss Did Advance Directives" - uTube - Timothy Boon, RN, the CEO, Good Shepherd Community Care.
"Your End-of-Life Wishes Aren't Clear, and you're scared? Try out these rhymes and don't fear, be prepared!
Death, it happens…What you can do NOW! We archived a particularly detailed discussion in one of our Art of Death & Dying series around preparing for one's own death. Check it out.
Medical information to have visible in your home in case you are found unconscious:
* File of Life - This is linked to a PDF. A form full of information about your medical conditions, allergies, medications you are taking
* POLST Form (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) - this is a bright pink form for your refrigerator that says you do not want to be resuscitated if EMT's are called. This must be signed by your doctor and is used if you have a life-threatening illness. If you do not have this form, they are required by law to try to revive you.
* Emergency Contacts - Who should be called? Who knows your passwords and has access to your records? Who knows your wishes? Who should be alerted to care for your pets?
What do you want your family to know? And how do you communicate this?
* Make a tape of your wishes: https://www.wired.com/story/a-sons-race-to-give-his-dying-father-artificial-immortality
* "When I Croak Files" - Keep in an an obvious place in your file cabinet or on your refrigerator and give them copies...
* Have THAT conversation. It's hard to get started but talking to people close to you can really get to some important, heart-warming stuff - maybe even much more than the the specifics of your requests....
Legal Stuff - Wills, Power of Attorney, etc.
Legal Issues for Older Adults - Booklet from the Oregon Bar Association - www.obar.org
Wills on-line:
Nolo Will Maker
legalzoom.com
Willing
Local Attorneys:
Timothy Dolan in Garibaldi, (503-322-3742) - From Eunice Massie: He does a lot of estate planning for smaller estates (anything up to 2 million) and he can recommend tax avoidance planners if it's over 2 million. He has written the wills and Powers of attorney for both Medical and Financial for a number of people in the area. He's also reasonably priced and everyone I know of has liked working with him. Joel Sacks (who was my attorney until he retired) recommended him to me originally, and respects him.
Sarah Smyth Mackintosh at Law Manzanita - (503) 368-4225 or Sarah@smythlanding.com or Smyth Mackintosh.com.) She presented at our May 2017 Art of Dying session (see transcript) and would do so again if we request it including estate planning documents in a simple will package and a simple Revocable living trust package; or a list of alternatives to probate that don’t involve having a revocable living trust, such as transfer on death deeds. She could also give out online resources for do it yourself kits such as legalzoom.com. Here is the list of documents you can request from her:
1. Estate Planning Questionnaire
2. Memo re titling bank accounts
3. Questions to ask when someone dies at home
4. Holistic Estate Planning Presentation
5. Digital Assets Info for Clients
Vivi's Seaside attorneys...
PLUS CHUCK's Awesome summary - i'm thinking this needs to be two pages... cuz Sarah Smyth MacIntosh has some good stuff on when someone has died..