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A lot of people come on this forum with the same question. Your Mom assigned your Sister to be her POA. She must have trusted her to make the correct decisions for her. She must have met the criteria to be placed in a Care Home.

What health problems does Mom have? How old is she? Did you tell your sister you would take Mom in? Which I would not do without POA. Are you from the States?
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Michele, can mom afford full time care in your home?
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Michele...it really doesn't matter what you wanted at this point as your sister who has the POA has the final say as to what is best for your mom.
Now if you want to go to court and file for guardianship over your mom to try and fight this you can. But be prepared to spend many thousands of dollars to do so.
Br grateful that your mom is receiving the 24/7 care she now requires and that you can just go visit her as her loving daughter and not her burned out and overwhelmed caregiver.
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Few elders look forward to transitioning into care facilities but they are not prisoners or captives: they are there because their PoA decided it is the most appropriate care arrangement for them. Either caring for them in the home became overwhelming or they weren't safe in their home.

Please give us more information for context:

How old is your Mom?
How old are you?
Is your sister your Mom's PoA? If not, is anyone?
Does your Mom have dementia or some other debilitating illness, like Parkinsons?
What was the care arrangement before your Mom before went into facility care?
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funkygrandma59 1 hour ago
Geaton, the OP says that the sister is moms POA.
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