Care recipient (cr) is forgetting to pay bills or is making donations to suspect charities

Try: #plan to address the problem in ways that respect and preserve the cr cr’s independence as much as possible begin by discussing the problem in a calm and non-judgmental way with the cr #offer to help the cr with bill payments and money management meet at the end of each month to review a budget for the following month and to review in advance all the checks that will be written #look for consumer

Materials: Checklist of investments and bank information check book internet access or local library

Categories: Financial, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Somewhat Aware, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: On how to spot scam artists and share it with the cr many scammers prey on seniors specifically increase the cr cr’s ability to avoid being scammed with brochures and information you can find online at consumer advocacy and senior service sites as well as at local libraries #consider options such as holding the cr cr’s checks two-party checking taking over all bill management or getting power of attorney for finances only if less intrusive options haven’t worked information

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Care recipient (cr) with poor vision wants to keep writing checks so a template is used as an aid

Try: #place the check on the poster board use the box cutter or craft knife to cut a rectangle the same size as the check #secure the check to the poster board rectangle and cut rectangular spaces through both in the spaces corresponding to the date payable to space numeral and written amounts of check signature and memo lines #paperclip the template above each check to be filled out and the template will act as a tactile guide for the cr #a similar template can be cut to act as a guide for any document requiring a signature simply cut a rectangle out of the poster board and within it cut out a smaller rectangle to be used as a guide for signing papers the smaller rectangle should have about a half-inch height and a two-and-a-half inch width although the measurement can be adjusted to personal taste

Materials: Poster board sheet box cutter or craft knife a check for guide

Categories: Financial, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed