The Area Agency on Aging is pleased to announce its new dedicated Alzheimer’s helpline.  It provides free, trusted, unbiased information about services available in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia Counties for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.  The phone is answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on normal business days.  The service is provided in partnership with the Alzheimer’s &  Dementia Coalition of South Alabama.

1.  Get a copy of any legal documents you sign.  Read it first!

2.  Make a copy of prescription orders that you entrust to someone else.

3.  Never give up – contend for what you need.

4.  Ask for a copy of medical reports or lab results to be mailed to you before you leave the doctor’s office.

5.  Buy a Pre Need Funeral Arrangement for the one you care for and yourself.

6.  Put all important papers in one notebook for easy access and conveyance.

7.  For a free Power of Attorney and Advanced Directive and other free legal services,  contact Alec Brown of Davis and Neal at 251-434-6848.