My mother suffers from what her neurologist calls a "mild cognitive impairment" or the first stages of alzhiemers and has a serious gambling problem. She refuses to acknowledge that anything is wrong. How can I get her to at least admit that there are serious issues here?
If not, and if still competent enough to understand and sign such documents I would urge you to do this immediately. Without a document giving you authority to act on her behalf you are going to have great difficulty as this progresses.
If she is not competent to engage in the process of protecting herself then you should seek guardianship as soon as possible.
Trying to get a cognitively impaired person to change any habit, or even acknowledge that a problem exists is foolhardy at best and dangerous at worst.
You must get control of her finances as soon as is practical and the only way to do this is via the options mentioned above.
Hope you find some good answers.
Hugs,
Patricia
Good luck to you..
Hap
Patricia
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