MSU Extension: Alzheimer's: Support for Montana Farmers, Ranchers, and Their Families

This is one in a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning. Authors are Kaleena Miller, MSU Madison-Jefferson County Extension Agent, kaleena.miller1@montana.edu and Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist, marsha.goetting@montana.edu.

While Montana has more than 21,000 people living with Alzheimer’s, there are no figures about the number of agricultural producers with the disease. “They exist because many family caregivers have approached me during my estate planning meetings desperately wanting resources such as a financial and a health care power of attorn...