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crps57 Asked February 2018

My mom, who lives in Pennsylvania, has dementia and won't seek medical care. Any advice?

I live with my mom who has dementia no power of attorney or a will. She will not take her medicine or see any doctors since the doctor told her she has dementia. We are concerned about my mother's well being, guardianship, power of attorney and a her having a will. My sister and I are worried about her well being and the above documents that should be in place for her to pay her home bills and medical bills if she were to have a terrible accident or get very ill that we would have to take over paying her bills and medical expenses. She does have the money to pay all her bills but doesn't have the important documents in place. She refuses to take her Alzheimer's medicine and see her medical doctors. How can we gain power of attorney guardianship and get a will in place? We all live in northeast Pennsylvania but I live with her so am main care giver.

BarbBrooklyn Feb 2018
Only your mom can grant you POA. To get guardianship, you need to initiate that process with a lawyer. Mom will be appointed a temporary guardian and a lawyer to represent her if she decides to fight your efforts to gain guardianship. Can you contact her doctor and discuss with him/her if she would be found incompetent based on the last exam?

Generally if a person knows their name, where they are and what day it is, they are often deemed competent to make their own bad decisions.

Is there someone mom trusts? A pastor? A friend who can talk to her?

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