As some families learn the hard way, dementia can take a toll on financial health

(By Sarah Boden for NPR)

Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances: unpaid bills, unusual cash withdrawals, and oddly, the mortgage of the family home had been refinanced at a higher interest rate.

Looking back, Reynolds realizes that her mother was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease: “By the time we caught on, it was too late.” Continue reading here…

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