The other important thing, though, and that's important these days, is a power of attorney.

然而，另一件重要的事情是授权书， 这在当今很重要。

I think even more important than that will or trust is a power of attorney document.

我认为比遗嘱或信托更重要的是授权书文件。

The last-resort measure, most commonly used for the incapacitated, is a power of attorney, usually given to a family member chosen in advance.

万不得已的措施（最常用于无行为能力的人）是授权他人代理，通常是提前选好的家庭成员。

Try to have conversations with your parents about their finances while they're still healthy and able to consent to sharing bank account information or signing a power of attorney document.

当您的父母仍然健康并且能够同意分享银行账户信息或签署授权书文件时，尝试与他们讨论他们的财务状况。

If they're writing checks for those bills, someone's got to be a power of attorney or a joint account owner to sign checks for them if they're in the hospital and they can't do it themselves.

如果他们要为这些账单写支票，那么如果他们在医院并且自己无法签署支票，则必须有人成为授权书或联名账户所有者来为他们签署支票。