>> HELLO.
I AM DR. MICHAEL CREEDON,
NEWLY RETIRED CHAIRMAN OF
THE AGING STUDIES PROJECT
AT A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY.
FOR MANY YEARS NOW,
I HAVE FOCUSED MY EDUCATIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER ON
WORKPLACE ISSUES AS IT RELATES
TO THE AGING POPULATION,
RETIREMENT AND ELDERCARE ISSUES.
SINCE 1978, I HAVE LED
AGING STUDIES PROGRAMS
AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES,
INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY
OF BRIDGEPORT AND
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
OVERALL, I HAVE A
PASSION FOR ENSURING THAT
THE NEEDS OF SENIORS AND
VULNERABLE ADULTS ARE MET.
RUSH IS PLEASED TO
PARTNER WITH THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
THE NATIONAL ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES ASSOCIATION AND WELLS
FARGO'S FINANCIAL EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM, HANDS-ON BANKING,
TO BRING THIS
TRAINING TO YOU TODAY.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
44.7 MILLION AMERICANS WHO
ARE AGE 65 OR ARE OLDER.
OF THOSE, AN ESTIMATED
5 MILLION HAVE DEMENTIA.
MOREOVER, PEOPLE WITH
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
ARE LIVING LONGER DUE TO
NEW FORMS OF TREATMENT.
AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER
OF INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR
SUFFER A TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY THAT AFFECTS CAPACITY.
AS A RESULT, THERE ARE
INCREASING NUMBERS OF
ADULTS WHO MAY BECOME UNABLE TO
MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES.
WE WANT THIS TRAINING TO SERVE
AS A RESOURCE FOR YOU
IN ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE
DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES.
ALTHOUGH YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR DETERMINING WHETHER
A PERSON CAN MAKE FINANCIAL
OR OTHER DECISIONS,
WITH THE INFORMATION YOU
LEARN DURING THIS TRAINING,
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF
ADULT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND
USE RESOURCES YOU WILL LEARN
ABOUT TODAY TO BE OF ASSISTANCE.
WE APPLAUD AND THANK YOU FOR
VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AND
TALENT TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE
CARE TO VULNERABLE ADULTS.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TRAINING.
THANK YOU.
[ MUSIC PLAYING ]
HELLO, I AM ANA
OBREBSKI FROM THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
CENTER IN CHICAGO,
I AM PLEASED TO WELCOME
YOU TO THIS TRAINING ON
CHANGES IN DECISIONAL CAPACITY.
NOW, WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CHANGES
IN DECISIONAL CAPACITY?
WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
CHANGES IN A PERSON'S ABILITY
TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION,
TO APPRECIATE A SITUATION
AND ITS CONSEQUENCES,
AND TO REASON AND MAKE CHOICES.
YOU MAY BE A FRIEND OR FAMILY
MEMBER OF A SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFICIARY AND NOTICE
CHANGES IN THE WAY HE OR SHE
REACTS TO INFORMATION AND TO
RISKS CONCERNING HEALTH CARE,
FINANCIAL MATTERS,
RESIDENTIAL CHOICES
OR OTHER DECISIONS.
PERHAPS IN SOME CASES,
YOU ARE IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE
ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION.
THIS TRAINING IS INTENDED TO
SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR REP
PAYEES AND OTHERS WITH WHO
ASSIST VULNERABLE ADULTS
AND SENIORS WHO NEED SUPPORT
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS.
IT WILL ASSIST YOU WITH
RECOGNIZING INSTANCES OF
CONFUSION OR CHANGES IN
DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES,
LENDING YOUR SUPPORT
BY HELPING A PERSON
UNDERSTAND THE SITUATIONS
AND CHOICES THEY FACE,
AND SUGGESTING AND
REACHING OUT TO RESOURCES
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
NOW, HERE ARE SOME
IMPORTANT POINTS TO KEEP IN
MIND ABOUT CHANGES IN AN
ADULT'S DECISIONAL CAPACITY.
DIFFERENT TASKS AND DECISIONS
USE DIFFERENT SKILLS.
A PERSON MAY BE ABLE TO
MAKE SOME KINDS OF CHOICES,
BUT NOT OTHERS.
FOR EXAMPLE,
A PERSON COULD DECIDE
WHETHER TO HAVE SURGERY,
BUT NOT HOW TO INVEST MONEY,
OR WHERE TO LIVE,
BUT NOT HOW TO PROTECT
AGAINST EXPLOITATION OR FRAUD.
DON'T ASSUME THAT JUST
BECAUSE SOMEONE IS OLDER,
THE PERSON IS LESS
ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS.
AND REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE HAVE
A RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS
ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN
VALUES AND PRIORITIES.
IF YOU OBSERVE CONFUSION
OR MEMORY LOSS,
UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY BE
TEMPORARY OR REVERSIBLE.
DON'T ASSUME IT IS
A PERMANENT SITUATION.
PEOPLE'S ABILITIES
CHANGE ALL THE TIME,
OFTEN DUE TO CHANGES IN
THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT,
MEDICAL CONDITIONS, STRESS,
GRIEF, PAIN, MEDICATIONS,
POOR DIET OR DEHYDRATION.
DON'T MISTAKE HEARING LOSS OR
VISION LOSS FOR A DIMINISHED
DECISIONAL ABILITY.
AN IMPORTANT THING IS TO FIND
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PERSON IN
MAKING HIS OR HER OWN CHOICES.
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK,
A PSYCHOLOGIST, COUNSELOR,
SOCIAL WORKER OR A
COMMUNITY RESOURCE WHO
RECOMMEND STEPS TO TAKE.
AND YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
DETERMINING WHETHER A PERSON HAS
THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS
ABOUT HEALTH CARE, FINANCES,
HOUSING OR LEGAL TRANSACTIONS,
BUT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
OBSERVE CHANGES AND TAKE ACTION.
HERE IS A SCENARIO ABOUT
RICHARD AND HIS TWO CHILDREN,
MARY AND MIKE.
RICHARD, AGE 76,
RECENTLY AND SUDDENLY
LOST HIS WIFE SHIRLEY.
>> HI, DAD.
>> OH, HEY, MARY.
>> I SEE YOU HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO SHOWER YET.
DID YOU FORGET WE'RE
GOING TO LUNCH TODAY?
>> YEAH, I GUESS I FORGOT.
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO
FOCUS SINCE YOUR MOM DIED.
>> THAT'S OKAY, DAD,
IT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS I CAME EARLY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AND SHOWER NOW,
AND I CAN CLEAN
SOME OF THIS MESS UP.
>> OKAY.
>> HEY, MARY, ALL SET FOR LUNCH?
>> NO.
DAD FORGOT AGAIN.
HE'S SHOWERING NOW.
MIKE, I'M REALLY WORRIED,
HE'S SO ABSENT-MINDED.
HE STILL HAS THE SAME
CLOTHES AS HE'S BEEN IN
IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.
I STARTED TO CLEAN UP.
LOOKS LIKE HE HASN'T
PAID HIS BILLS.
>> OH, THE POOR GUY
HAS BEEN A MESS FOR
THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO?
>> WE HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
HE'LL JUST HAVE TO
COME AND LIVE WITH ME.
YOU CAN TAKE OVER THE
FINANCES AND WORK ON
SELLING IN THE HOUSE.
>> WHOA WHOA, HOLD ON THERE.
DAD IS JUST MOURNING.
HE AND MOM WERE MARRIED FOR
53 YEARS, GIVE HIM A BREAK.
>> MIKE, DAD IS 76 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.
>> I THINK HE JUST
NEEDS A LITTLE TIME.
>> WELL, THAT FEELS BETTER!
WHERE ARE WE GOING FOR LUNCH?
>> DAD, WE NEED TO TALK.
>> MARY.
>> ABOUT WHAT, SWEETIE?
>> DAD, I FOUND THESE UNPAID
BILLS ON THE COFFEE TABLE.
>> OH, I WAS --
>> AND THE
PLACE IS A WRECK.
>> WELL, I --
>> YOU'RE JUST GOING TO
HAVE TO COME LIVE WITH ME.
>> MARY, KNOCK IT OFF.
DAD, MARY IS JUST
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
WE ALL ARE.
>> I KNOW, KIDS.
MARY IS RIGHT, THOUGH,
THE PLACE IS A MESS.
EVERY DAY I GET UP AND SAY
I'M GOING TO GET IT TOGETHER,
BUT THEN SOMETHING
JUST STOPS ME.
I CAN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING.
I'LL START SOMETHING,
LIKE THE DISHES,
THEN SUDDENLY I FIND MYSELF
STARING AT A STUPID MUG WE GOT
WHEN WE WERE IN NEW YORK.
THE PHONE RINGS AND I JUST
CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO ANSWER IT.
I DON'T -- I JUST
DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M
GOING TO DO WITHOUT HER.
>> I UNDERSTAND, DAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D
DO WITHOUT MY WIFE.
>> AND, DAD, WE CAN HELP.
I HAVE A CLEANING
SERVICE THAT COMES EVERY
TWO WEEKS TO MY HOME.
I'M SURE THEY CAN COME OVER
AND CLEAN THIS PLACE UP, TOO.
>> WOULDN'T THAT BE A RELIEF?
>> YES.
>> WE CAN SET UP ONLINE
AUTOMATIC BILL PAY, TOO.
>> YOUR MOM USED
TO PAY THE BILLS.
>> BUT THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
DAD, YOU HAVE TO
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
>> MARY, HE DOESN'T
HAVE TO MOVE.
>> NO, I MEAN, HE CAN'T SPEND
THE WHOLE DAY COOPED UP IN
HERE RELIVING OLD MEMORIES.
YOU HAVE TO START
LIVING AGAIN, DAD.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO
SEE SEE A GRIEF COUNSELOR?
>> I GUESS.
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE.
>> LIFE CHANGING EVENTS,
LIKE THE DEATH OF A
CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER,
A MEDICAL CONDITION OR
A TRAUMATIC CAR ACCIDENT
CAN AFFECT SOMEONE'S
DECISIONAL ABILITY,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SHORT-TERM.
ADDITIONALLY, AS PEOPLE
GROW OLDER, THEY ARE MORE
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SOME
DEGREE OF DEMENTIA,
PARTICULARLY IN
THE OLDER AGE RANGE.
IN YOUR ROLE AS A FAMILY MEMBER,
TRUSTED FRIEND, REP PAYEE OR
SOMEONE WHO ASSISTS VULNERABLE
ADULTS AND SENIORS, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU RECOGNIZE
HOW TO SUPPORT THEM IN
THEIR DECISION-MAKING AND
HOW TO DISTINGUISH ONE
SITUATION FROM ANOTHER.
IN THE FIRST SCENARIO,
AFTER LOSING HIS WIFE,
RICHARD JUST STOPPED
TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF.
HIS ADULT CHILDREN RECOGNIZED
CHANGES IN HYGIENE,
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE,
REACTIONS AND ROUTINES.
RICHARD'S CONFUSION
AND DETERIORATION WAS
A TEMPORARY CONDITION
BROUGHT ON BY HIS GRIEF.
RICHARD WAS
EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION.
HIS FAMILY HELPED HIM TO
BECOME AWARE OF THE CHANGES
AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS.
NOW, LET'S OBSERVE THE
SAME FAMILY A SECOND TIME.
[ BACKGROUND NOISE ]
>> HI, DAD.
I SEE YOU HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO SHOWER YET.
DID YOU FORGET WE'RE
GOING TO LUNCH TODAY?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THAT'S OKAY, DAD,
ONE OF THE REASONS I CAME EARLY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AND SHOWER NOW,
I CAN CLEAN SOME
OF THIS MESS UP.
>> NO, THAT'S OKAY.
>> REALLY, DAD, YOU
HAVE TO AT LEAST CHANGE.
THOSE CLOTHES ARE FILTHY.
>> NO, I JUST DID.
>> DAD, YOU CAN'T GO
TO LUNCH LIKE THAT.
PLEASE GO CHANGE.
DAD, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.
>> OKAY.
>> HEY, MARY,
YOU ALL SET FOR LUNCH?
>> NO.
DAD FORGOT AGAIN.
HE'S CHANGING.
MIKE, I'M REALLY WORRIED,
HE'S BEEN SO ABSENT-MINDED.
HE WAS STILL IN THE
SAME CLOTHES HE'S BEEN
IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.
I STARTED TO CLEAN UP,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE
ISN'T PAYING HIS BILLS.
>> OH, THE POOR GUY
HAS BEEN A MESS FOR
THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO?
>> CLEARLY HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
HE'LL JUST HAVE TO COME
WITH ME AND LIVE WITH ME.
YOU CAN TAKE OVER THE FINANCES
AND WORK ON SELLING THE HOUSE.
>> COME ON, COME ON,
THAT'S A BIT EXTREME.
>> MIKE, DAD'S
MEMORY IS REALLY BAD,
AND HE'S NOT PAYING HIS BILLS.
HE'S LIKELY TO BE
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,
AND I DON'T THINK HE'S BATHING.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
THERE'S GARBAGE
OVERFLOWING IN THE KITCHEN.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
>> MARY, HE'S JUST GRIEVING.
HE AND MOM WERE
MARRIED FOR 53 YEARS.
>> NO, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
EVEN BEFORE MOM DIED,
THERE WERE SIGNS.
>> WELL, WHY DIDN'T
YOU SAY SOMETHING?
>> I GUESS I WAS IN DENIAL.
MOM HAS BEEN ALWAYS COMPLAINING
THAT HE WOULD FORGET THINGS.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE TIME
SHE SENT HIM TO THE STORE
WITH A LIST AND HE DIDN'T COME
BACK WITH ANYTHING ON IT?
>> THAT WAS HILARIOUS.
>> NOT TO MOM.
SHE TOLD ME THEN THAT
SHE WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM,
AND I JUST LAUGHED IT OFF.
>> GEEZ!
>> SHE TOOK OVER THE BILLS,
YOU KNOW.
>> WHAT?
REALLY?
>> SHE OPENED SOMETHING FROM
THE ELECTRIC COMPANY AND
FREAKED OUT BECAUSE IT SAID THEY
WERE GOING TO CUT OFF SERVICE.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS?
>> WELL, MOM KIND OF
MINIMIZED IT, SAID THAT
DAD HAD A LOT ON HIS
PLATE AND JUST
FORGOT THOSE THINGS,
SO SHE TOOK OVER
THE BILL PAYING.
>> HI, MARY, HI, MIKE.
>> DAD, YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
DAD, I TOLD YOU TO CHANGE.
>> CHANGE WHAT?
>> CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER,
WE'RE GOING TO LUNCH.
>> THAT'S NICE.
>> SEE WHAT I MEAN, MIKE?
>> MARY.
>> I MEAN IT, LOOK AT HIM.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
>> DAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> ABOUT WHAT?
>> DAD, MARY IS CONCERNED
ABOUT YOU, SHE WANTS YOU
TO MOVE IN WITH HER.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.
>> DAD, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
YOU CAN'T MANAGE HERE.
YOU AREN'T PAYING THE BILLS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.
>> DAD, I GET IT,
YOU'RE GRIEVING.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
>> I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.
>> MIKE, WE HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING.
>> WHAT, THOUGH?
>> WE NEED TO GET HIM
TO THE DOCTOR FIRST.
THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT
CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE.
YOU CAN ASK SOCIAL SECURITY
ABOUT GETTING APPOINTED
AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE.
WE NEED TO SEE IF DAD
CAN STILL LIVE AT HOME
OR WHERE HE SHOULD GO.
AND WE MIGHT NEED
SOME LEGAL HELP.
WE'LL WANT TO INVOLVE DAD IN
ALL OF THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AFTER ALL, HE CAN STILL
DECIDE SOME THINGS.
AND WE KNOW WHAT'S BEEN
IMPORTANT TO HIM IN THE PAST.
>> RIGHT.
DAD, WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT ALL THAT?
>> WHAT?
>> SO HOW SHOULD RICHARD OR
THOSE LIKE HIM BE SUPPORTED WHEN
GOING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES?
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS.
YOU CAN ENSURE
THAT YOUR LOVED ONE,
YOUR CLOSE FRIEND OR THOSE YOU
ASSIST AND SERVE ARE KEEPING
UP WITH THEIR HEALTH
CARE BY ESTABLISHING A
GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS.
YOU MIGHT TAKE SUPPORTIVE
ACTIONS BY CALLING TO ENSURE
THAT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE
PICKED UP ON TIME AND THAT
DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS ARE KEPT.
PERHAPS YOU COULD
ARRANGE TO HAVE BASIC NEEDS,
LIKE PRESCRIPTIONS AND MEALS
DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME.
AND IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO FIND
A PSYCHOLOGIST OR COUNSELOR WHO
CAN HELP WITH LIFE CHANGING
EVENTS AND DISTINGUISH
TEMPORARY PROBLEMS FROM
THOSE THAT ARE LONG-TERM.
FOR LONG-TERM CONDITIONS,
IF YOU ARE NOT
ALREADY A REP PAYEE,
YOU MAY DECIDE THAT IT IS A GOOD
TIME TO APPLY TO BE ONE WITH THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
AS A REP PAYEE, YOU WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING
THE PERSON'S SSA BENEFITS
TO PAY FOR HIS OR HER NEEDS.
TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT BECOMING A REP PAYEE,
CONTACT THE SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICE IN YOUR AREA.
THAT WAY, YOU CAN HELP
TO MEET THE FINANCIAL
NEEDS OF THOSE YOU SUPPORT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED
OBSERVATIONS AND WAYS TO
ASSIST WITH DECISION-MAKING,
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
NATIONAL AND STATE RESOURCES
THAT YOU MAY CONTACT
WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP
ASSIST YOU IN YOUR ROLE.
>> THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
ON AGING HAS PUBLICATIONS
AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT
CAN HELP CAREGIVERS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN CARING FOR
OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC
DISEASES SUCH AS DEMENTIA,
DIABETES OR HEART FAILURE.
VISIT WWW.NIA.NIH.GOV
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THE ELDERCARE LOCATOR
IS A NATIONWIDE SERVICE
THAT CONNECTS SENIORS
AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WITH
INFORMATION ON SENIOR SERVICES,
INCLUDING THE STATE
UNIT ON AGING AND THE
LOCAL AREA AGENCY ON AGING.
VISIT WWW.ELDERCARE.GOV.
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
FIND THE STATE OR LOCAL
AGENCIES THAT RECEIVE AND
INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF
SUSPECTED ELDER OR ADULT ABUSE,
NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION
BY CONTACTING THE NATIONAL
ELDERCARE LOCATOR.
JUSTICE IN AGING PROVIDES LEGAL
SERVICES TO SECURE ACCESS
TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR
OLDER ADULTS AND SENIORS
WITH LIMITED RESOURCES,
FOCUSING ESPECIALLY ON
POPULATIONS THAT HAVE
TRADITIONALLY LACKED
LEGAL PROTECTION.
FIND THEM AT
WWW.JUSTICEINAGING.ORG.
THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION BUREAU, CFPB,
PROVIDING GUIDES FOR
FINANCIAL CAREGIVERS
HANDLING SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY,
SUCH AS AGENTS UNDER A
POWER OF ATTORNEY, GUARDIANS
OF PROPERTY, TRUSTEES,
SSA REPRESENTATIVE
PAYEES AND VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION FIDUCIARIES.
TO LEARN MORE,
VISIT
WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/MANAGING
-SOMEONE-ELSES-MONEY.
THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SHIP,
IS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM FUNDED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FREE
HEALTH BENEFITS COUNSELING
AND ASSISTANCE TO MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR
FAMILIES OR CAREGIVERS.
THERE ARE SHIP PROGRAMS IN EVERY
STATE AND MANY COMMUNITIES.
VISIT WWW.SHIPTACENTER.ORG.
AND AGING AND DISABILITY
RESOURCE CENTERS, ADRCs,
PROVIDE INFORMATION AND
ACCESS FOR OLDER ADULTS,
THEIR CAREGIVERS AND ADULTS OVER
AGE 18 WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.
THESE CENTERS OFFER
INFORMATION AND REFERRALS
TO SERVICE PROVIDERS,
CONSUMER COUNSELING AND
DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT,
HEALTH INSURANCE AND MEDICARE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION,
CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND
COUNSELING AND MUCH MORE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
VISIT WWW.ADRC-TAE.ACL.GOV.
>> THESE ARE JUST
A FEW RESOURCES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICE AGENCY IN YOUR
STATE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WE WANT TO THANK RUSH UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER FOR THEIR
HELP WITH THIS TRAINING.
WE HOPE THIS TRAINING
HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES
IN DECISIONAL CAPACITY AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVING,
SUPPORTING AND ACCESSING
HELPFUL RESOURCES,
WHETHER YOU ARE A FAMILY
MEMBER, TRUSTED FRIEND,
REP PAYEE OR THOSE WHO WORK WITH
SENIORS AND VULNERABLE ADULTS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.