There was a fire in my parent's home due to their caregiver; my younger sister fell asleep due to alcohol and under the influence of marjuana and left my father unattended with cigs and lighter. My mother's oxygen line caught on fire. She was able to get my mother out but left my father in the house. Since Sept 1st my father has resided with me. He received burns to his legs and feet. I took him to the hospital and had him seen. Had nurses come to my home. My sister quoted he could not return back to his home for he smokes. Now the house sits empty and she is already starting to liquidate their stuff. She does not tell the other POA anything. Tells me its not my business. The police have informed me to keep my father with me. I had to quit my job to look after him. But to get things legal I dont know were to start. Can you give me some advice? My younger sister has my mother at her place and I don't get to see her. Only talked a couple of times on cell phone where my sister talks for my mother. I'm in the works of getting my father a doctor for my sister messed that up. Needed to get my dad assessed so she could remove him from his home. One time deal. My father left agitated and upset. His family doctor of 40 years will not take him back. I've had to resort to online doctor which worked out to get antibiotics. Any advice where I go from here?
You state that you had to quit your job to take care of your father.
One thing that I think you need to be aware of: if you have NO income, then you most likley will NOT be able to get health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace because it is a TAX CREDIT applied to your income. If you do not have a job, you will need to purchase PRIVATE/INDIVIDUAL health insurance which can cost $1,000/month or more. Please look into this as soon as possible.
In regards to POA, please contact an attorney who specializes in elder law. Only your parents can change their POA. If your parents have difficulty understanding what is going on then you will need to petition for Guardianship of your parents. This can be a lengthy and expensive process, but you need to do what is best for your parents. Good Luck.
Dad needs to do a new POA to invalidate the old one. You cannot do that. If dad is not capable of understanding you will need to seek guardianship through the courts.
POWER OF ATTORNEY comes into effect when the individual becomes incompetent/unable to care for himself/herself.
ADVICE- contact LEGAL AID and ask for input recommendations.
Unless you have been told by a doctor who has SEEN YOUR FATHER IN PERSON, consider calling a municipal ambulance if available and have him taken to a public hospital. There is a REASON why his “doctor of 40 years will not take him back.”. Find out what the reason IS.
There is such a thing as a digital notary (done online) and it is legal, I've never used one and don't know how it works or how much it costs. I would call your father's bank to make sure they'd accept it (even though it is legal -- they may not be familiar enough with it).