Designed for spouses, adult children, family caregivers, care partners, and aging services professionals, this workshop will help families better understand their options, reduce confusion, prevent conflict, and approach dementia care with greater clarity and confidence. Attendees will learn why early planning matters, how decision-making authority is established, and what legal tools may help protect a loved one's wishes and future care needs. Key topics include: *Powers of attorney, advance health care directives, trusts, wills, and estate planning. *Capacity considerations and long-term care planning (including care at home, assisted living, and memory care). *Navigating Medi-Cal considerations.

Featured Expert Speakers: *Erin Atkinson Cook, MD: Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Lead of Education for the UCLA Division of Geriatrics. 0 *Janet R. Morris, Esq.: Established Elder Law Attorney and former Director of the Family Caregiver Project at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.