Caregiver Conversations

Documents Caregivers Need to Assist Their Care Recipients

Episode Summary

Podcast covers the important documents care recipients need to give caregivers legal authority, the importance of power of attorney, types of trusts, essential agreements, wills and other vital documents, including how to avoid court proceedings.

Episode Notes

Podcast covers the important documents care recipients need to give caregivers legal authority, the importance of power of attorney, types of trusts, essential agreements, wills and other vital documents, including how to avoid court proceedings.

Guest: Katy Graham is a graduate of the University of Windsor and University of Detroit School of Law. She is currently retired from Neighborhood Legal Services, Michigan. She is the former program director and managing attorney, Elder Law and Advocacy Center. Graham is former chair and current member of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is a member of the Hannon Foundation, and is a member and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Advisory Council for the Detroit Area Agency on Aging.