Well, it's so important to make
sure that the dads that we careo
much about are prepared for ther
future with good legal documents
and making sure that there is an
in place so they can get the cae
that they need when that time c,
when they need it.
For more on how they can help,
here we have Misty Van Trees and
Jen Bloom with Elder Advisors to
kind of talk us through ladies.
These are like difficult things
to talk about,
but I feel like you all really e
the time to kind of guide everyy
through it because at some poinu
have to have these hard discussions, right?
That's right.
So at Kentucky Elder Law,
we are a local law firm.
We're based here in Louisville,
but we have attorneys that
practice in Kentucky and Indian.
And along with that,
we also have elder care coordinators,
which are social workers that
are on our staff that help make
sure every element of all the
things our moms and dads need,
that all of those elements are .
So I do the legal part.
So the good legal documents makg
sure we're prepared that way.
And then our elder care
coordinators like Jen,
they reach out and make sure
that we're accessing all the
care that we need along the way.
You mentioned the documents.
What legal documents do you need to make
sure you have in place when you get older?
So there are four basic legal
documents that really everybody needs.
You know, we don't get on when e
young because we're going to live forever,
We're going to be healthy forev.
We don't even think about these.
That's right.
But as we get older,
they become more important.
One of them is power of attorne.
So that's the document that says who can
handle finances if we're not able to do it?
A healthcare surrogate,
someone to make medical decisio.
If I'm sick,
if I can't do them for myself,
a will where things go when we pass away.
In a living will,
which is end of life decisions.
So those are your 4 basics,
right?
Sometimes we need trust in thins
that maybe are a little more
complicated or sophisticated,
but those are the basics for su.
Is there a timeline on when
these things should be done?
Because even listening to some of that
basic stuff, we could be in a car accident.
We would need maybe some of this
stuff anyway.
That's right.
Yeah, that's right.
We always say, you know,
you can't buy fire insurance
when the house is on.
Definitely, right?
So you have to do these things ahead of time.
So we want to do them when
we have mental capacity.
You know,
a lot of times,
like when Jen's working with our clients,
you know, unfortunately,
maybe they have Alzheimer's
or something has occurred.
So we want to make sure
those documents are in
place before we have that crisi,
before we have something happen.
Well, what if you are having
concerns about your dad's healt,
Since this is the Father's Day ,
we're talking about dads.
How do you determine, like,
what care he will need? So, Jen?
You can kind of shed some light on this
because that's really where she could.
We do like like say, OK,
we got our documents in place n,
what's the next step?
Well, that's where the elder
care coordinator or the social
worker comes into place and
we meet with the client.
We start with an assessment.
And really work through that cae
process kind of like a professil
liaison, which is so nice.
I feel like that can be intimidating.
And to have somebody,
you're like the advocate. Yeah.
Advocating for me and my family.
Yes. That's a great word for it.
Absolutely. And.
And so do you come in with the
ideas or can the family say,
hey, we're thinking about
this and this and this,
or is it just kind of a
collaborative approach,
so. You know, we're working with that person,
you know we're not doing to that person,
we're working with them.
So it's a collaborative approacd
figuring out what are the right options,
what are the choices and what
are their needs and their wants.
It's holistic approach and I feel like to
you all always have a lot of workshops.
And events coming up or I feel e
it's a it's a really easy way to
kind of be introduced to the whe
park because it can be overwhel.
And I think you all have so many workshops,
you have things that are coming up that can
kind of be that way to they get to know you.
We do. So on June 22nd at the Alzheimer's
Association here in Saint Matth,
we have somebody from the Attory
General's office that is coming as our
special guest to talk about senior scams,
which is a huge issue for our clients.
I mean it is terrible. It is.
And then at 3:00 o'clock that same afternoon,
we also have a workshop that's t
more about those legal documents doing,
planning, making sure that we he
everything in place to protect our assets.
So you know the nice thing about
having a full team with lawyersd
social workers is we're going to
address all those issues, right,
You know with the the senior scams right
now from calls to a I to what text messages,
I feel like there is just
this onslaught recently.
Of of what do I do.
I got, you know,
my mother's always like,
I got this and I'm like don't touch it.
Don't it's.
Do you feel like there's just
more than ever out there?
There are.
And that's one of the things tht
it's just so hard to navigate fr
somebody who is maybe living al.
They don't have a lot of resours
and that's why we can be there.
We can be that resource.
We can be their team.
One of our life care planning.
And that's what we call when Jes
involved clients you know he.
Decided he wanted to work with us and
if he was leaving the office, he said.
I guess we're all a big team no.
And that's right, we are.
We're all a big team now.
Where can people go For more information?
So our website, kyelder-law.com.
So Kentucky elder law is.
You know, you can just type it .
That will bring it up as well.
Give us a call 5 O to 581-1111.
Our first consultation with any family,
always free. OK.
So we never charge for that, ri?
Ladies, thanks so much for for coming by.
Thanks for having important information.
So definitely get in touch with them.