Sign Medical Power of Attorney Template Online

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hey there care Blazers welcome back to the place where we talk about everything dementia doctor Natalie here and in today's video I'm going to talk about power of attorney it's a topic that comes up a lot when people talk about dementia but there's a lot of confusion around it so in today's video I'm gonna clear up just what is a power of attorney and whether or not you need one for your loved one if you are new to care Blazers welcome we'd love to have you join the family all you have to do is hit that red subscribe button on your screen it is completely free and it will let you know whenever I post a new video also if you have any questions about dementia go ahead and leave them in the comments below and I will do my best to answer them in a future video [Music] let's talk power of attorney there are two kinds medical power of attorney and financial power of attorney you may also have heard of them referred to as durable medical power of attorney or durable financial power of attorney if you are caring for a loved one with dementia I hope your loved one with dementia has a power of attorney in fact your we should all have powers of attorneys even now but it's extremely important for somebody who has dementia to make sure they have a power of attorney so here's what it is a power of attorney is basically a document that identifies who you would want to make medical decisions on your behalf if there ever comes a time when you are unable to make them yourself a classic simple example would be if you were in a serious car accident and were unconscious for a period of time your power of attorney can then step in and make medical decisions on your behalf since you're clearly not in a position to be able to understand anything that's going on you're not even able to speak so if somebody has something like dementia a disease that progressively gets worse to the point when they're thinking is completely impaired and including their language they may not even be able to speak it is important that they have a trusted individual who's able to speak up and make decisions on their behalf now I should say a power of attorney does not mean that that person can step in and start making decisions about their loved one from day one remember I said we should all have power of attorneys that doesn't mean that our power of attorneys can start making decisions for us about our medical care there has to be some sort of determination usually by a primary care doctor or a psychologist that says that this person is no longer able to make independent decisions about their medical care also having a diagnosis of dementia doesn't automatically mean that a power...