Many have few financial options other than the Social Security and SSI disability program and its medical insurance benefits. At Patrick Kelly Law, our social security benefits lawyer near Albany is here to help make obtaining these benefits as easy and as stress-free as possible.
Impairments of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Many of those who have either Alzheimer’s, dementia, or a combination of the two, are over age 65. Earlier diagnosis means this fatal disease now touches a significant number of younger people. Many symptoms of these diseases affect the part of the brain that controls memory, reasoning, judgment, and behavior. This leaves those suffering with little capacity to function beyond the basic task of everyday life. Those who have more serious side effects or have had Alzheimer’s or dementia for longer may be completely dependent on a caretaker for even the most basic of tasks such as eating and going to the bathroom.
