A healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy empowers someone to speak with and make decisions about another person’s medical condition, care, and treatment. A healthcare power of attorney, ...

In its most basic form, a power of attorney, or POA, is a legal document that gives another person the authority to make decisions on your behalf should you become unable to do so. This individual, ...

I read your column. You should recommend that people fill out power-of-attorney paperwork. As a nurse, I see the need for this all the time. Wealth does not protect you. Someone with just Social ...

'Even if someone has millions of dollars in retirement, that won't keep them from being trapped in the hospital' "My own stepmother handled her mother's retirement correctly." (Photo subject is a ...