Elder Law Answers
Can I put my mom in a nursing home if she is of sound mind? No. She has the personal autonomy to decide where she lives as well as all other matters about her life, even if you have concerns...
Read moreI am worried that the assisted living community my dad is in will evict him while he's in the hospital. He will be here for a week while he's getting treatment, but should be able to go back to his...
Read moreI am 40, and I have been taking care of my grandfather who has been diagnosed with dementia for almost five years. My two uncles refuse to help take care of him, and he has Medicaid but they won't place him...
Read moreCan I request all medical records, including private correspondence between my caregiver and my doctors?...
Read moreA hospital did a competency test on a patient and found that she was incompetent, but no one told the patient's daughter who was her agent under a medical power of attorney. If the hospital had given the information to...
Read moreWhat is the best way for someone without family or close friends to plan for a medical surrogate (health care proxy) and a financial decision-maker in the case of incapacity?...
Read moreMy mother is in a nursing home. Does the woman who is acting as an agent under my mother's medical power of attorney have any responsibility to my brother and me? She doesn't like us, and I am afraid she...
Read moreMy boyfriend's grandmother is in a nursing facility in Colorado. My boyfriend lives in North Carolina. Due to this, his sister has power of attorney (POA) for his grandmother’s health care, and she is preventing the family, including my boyfriend,...
Read moreWhat are my rights as a daughter to information regarding my mother's medical and financial information? Approximately two years ago, my nephew had the power of attorney changed to him without my knowledge. She was in the beginning stages of...
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