When someone has Power of Attorney over an elderly person can they place them in a home against their wishes?

Question

The Elderly person is very coherent just immobile.

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY NOT!! POA is only a way of allowing someone to oversee your money. If someone is with it enough to handle their own money they should be doing that. If and when they become unable to make financial decisions the POA would step in for FINANCIAL reasons only.... a POA has no medical authority. NOBODY has the right to put someone into a home if they can prove they are able to make their own decisions. It may take 2 doctors or even a court of law to determine who is and who is not competent. Even when a person cannot make decisions on their own, that is when a Living Will and Health Care Proxy would come in. These can be 3 different appointed persons.

A Health Care Proxy designates someone to make medical decisions for you if and when you are unable to do so. This person should know your specific wishes.

A Living Will are instructions that a person puts in writing directing individuals to the type of care they do or do not want to receive in case they can not make decisions on their own.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

I hate the fact that people put older people away, just because it is an slight inconvenience, nursing homes are horrible places. Don't tell me there not, I've been on the inside, its not right to put someone away against their will, unless it's for the absolute best, you said for your self their very coherent, just immobile, don't do it, because it will come back on you one day, don't use poa, its wrong.

Answer 3

I think you can, but some contracts state that only if the person can not make that decision themselves. You need to read the contract to find out.