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Not enough information and hope you will try again, but the POA is chosen by the person designating and there is honestly little way around that. You would have to prove incompetency to care for your mother, and this entails a court action all the way around. A visit from Adult Protective Services and documentation of living conditions is a start. If it is adjudged that the living conditions are indeed unsafe then there may be a guardian actually SOUGHT among the family members, so when you say "kept us all estranged" I am assuming there are others who feel the same and wish to help. Time for a family meeting about the best way to proceed. I would pool resources and definitely buy an hour of time with an elder law attorney on the best way to proceed. Anyone who does get in to see Mom without the neice in the room would be well to document any unsafe conditions. Hope you will keep us posted on how things go as you proceed.
You have no authority, no, but that doesn't mean that you can't do anything. If you are concerned about your mother's living conditions, you can go to https://www.211texas.org/guided-search/ - bottom left corner, you will see the link for Aging/Disability. Click on that, and you will see Adult Protective Services in the left hand margin. Under APS, there is *another* link about home visits and assessments. Have a look at that, and see if you feel they might be able to help the whole family - especially your mother and your niece. If so, give them a call and ask for advice.
This is NOT about "reporting" your niece or accusing her of anything. It's about getting professional eyes on your mother's and your niece's difficult situation, and seeing if anything can be done to improve it.
How did your niece come to be given Medical POA, by the way? Is she closest, is she professionally qualified in some way, is there family history that led your mother to prefer her help to yours or your ?sister's ?brother's?
Tgranny12, is it your mother who is 80 years old, your niece who has medical POA for her? - I just looked at your profile to see what information I could find.
I'm sorry if perhaps you got cut off in your prime just as you were describing the situation? Sometimes it happens when one hits the wrong button on the keyboard, and if so please try again!
Yes my mother's 80 she has chronic COPD and is legally blind and my niece is Poa andonly ensures that my mother gets her doctor's appointments or hospital visits although they're put off put off put off many times I believe she only does that because they're legal documentation otherwise she could care less about my mother but my mother made her her medical power of attorney and I don't know what to do because I haven't been over my mother's in two years we keep in touch lbut I haven't been to her house cause of my niece but I went over there recently and I'm just sad and I know something has to be done if I get my mother uprooted from her home no matter what the conditions it's going to kill her if I don't it's going to kill her and I've been told I really have no authority
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
This is NOT about "reporting" your niece or accusing her of anything. It's about getting professional eyes on your mother's and your niece's difficult situation, and seeing if anything can be done to improve it.
How did your niece come to be given Medical POA, by the way? Is she closest, is she professionally qualified in some way, is there family history that led your mother to prefer her help to yours or your ?sister's ?brother's?
I'm sorry if perhaps you got cut off in your prime just as you were describing the situation? Sometimes it happens when one hits the wrong button on the keyboard, and if so please try again!