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Cognitive Impairment and Social Security's Representative Payee Program
Anek Belbase1, Geoffrey T Sanzenbacher1, Sara Ellen King1
1Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract:
Social Security's Representative Payee Program faces a difficult balance with respect to dementia: Many people living with dementia can conduct their finances without a payee if they have help from informal caregivers, but those without help are at risk. To date, it has been unclear what share of retirees with dementia use a payee, what share has help potentially available from another source, and what share has no observed means of assistance. This study finds that while fewer than 10% of retirees with dementia use a payee, only about 8% have no observed means of help.
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