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Financial exploitation of the elderly falls into two general categories: fraud by strangers and exploitation by family and caregivers. Fraud involves a deliberate attempt to deceive the victim with promises of goods, services or other benefits which do not materialize.
In 2021, approximately 383,000 Illinois caregivers provided more than 486 billion hours of care to someone living with a dementia. That unpaid value of care is more than $8.8 billion. Dementia is defined as a decline in mental ability that is severe enough to impact an individual's daily life.
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On its website, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) publishes health-related “Advanced Directive” forms such as: Power of Attorney for Health Care; Living Will Declaration Form; Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Form; and Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form.
All Illinois Courts must accept these forms. Scroll down below the chart for important information on how to fill out these forms, including the need for Adobe and downloading forms to save them properly so that you can electronically file them.
An adult of sound mind may put into writing his or her preferences regarding future mental health treatment. The preferences may include consent or refusal of mental health treatment and may be stated on the forms provided. Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Health Care
Your original title must be lost, stolen or mutilated to apply for a duplicate title. To protect against fraud, duplicate titles are not issued within 15 days from the issuance of an original title, or 30 days from the issuance of a duplicate title.
