<prompt> Human: Greetings PF community. My mom was diagnosed last week with Alzheimers. She is relatively young, 68 and in decent good health physically. She lives alone for now and feels like she can for the next couple of years before changes need to be made. She has her SS and a small pension. No other savings. Her only asset is her small house that is extremely affordable for her. She isnt married and Im her only child. So there will be no disputes over property or finances. My name is already on her bank account so I will have access to that when the time comes. My biggest concern is her house. She has a low mortgage and its in a good rental area. When the time comes that she cant live alone and needs to move in with me and then possibly to a care home I want to rent it out to help with any financial burden. I also dont want to lose it if she has to go to a memory-care home. How can I protect it? Also what else am I missing or forgetting about? Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. This is all new to us and we are trying to get a jump on what needs to be done.As a side note, I work at a nursing home so I have access to nursing caregivers. Im hoping to use this access to help keep mom at home for as long as possible. Basically hire CNAs to sit with her when Im at work.Again, thank you.  <response>: You definitely need an estate planning attorney. Ive been working on making sure my mom on Medicare, has retirement savings and Social Security, and is in hospice has all her assets taken care of to avoid probate when she dies later this year. Youre in a very different position. Your mom is going to lose her mental faculties and you need to know how to protect her assets and be able to make financial and health-related decisions on her behalf when the time comes that she cant. Do all this now while she still has her wits about her and can give her opinions. 