Does durable POA allow me to move Mom from assisted living?

Unless she is declared legally incompetent she is free to make her own decisions and your POA only allows you to carry out her wishes.
OK now what if the state takes this to court? Let's say the judge finds her incompetent and in need of 24/7 care. The judge can go so far as to remove all POA's and appoint an independent guardian for her.
I say let her stay where she is. She may have told you she was unhappy there only to get you to pay more attention to her. Very common. I hate to tell you how many people have taken their parents home only to find the complaining gets worse.

Oddly I see nowhere here where mom has asked to move or said she was unhappy. It reads more like Carla feels she would be happier in carla's home.She says mom was agreeable, not that it was Mom's idea. Maybe mom is afraid to hurt your feelings carla, and she really is happy where she is?

Carlashaw, looking over our answers it may seen that we are a little harsh. I want to clarify that I don't suspect your motives and that it is wonderful of you to be willing to take on the care of your mother in your home. I'm sure this seems like the right thing to do from your perspective. I don't mean to be criticizing you personally.

Many of us have first hand experience with this kind of thing. Good intentions and wonderful motives do not overcome the challenges of demenita.

If you have stated your plans to remove your mother and your mother has complained about this to the staff, they may feel an obligation to see that she is not "kidnapped" -- which is what taking a competent adult against her will would be.

And, no, POA does not give you authority over the person. See this good article about the role of the POA: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/things-you-can-and-cant-do-with-poa-152673.htm

I know that your heart is in the right place. I don't mean this as a criticism of you, but please, leave your mother where she is happy.

Step back and take a long, hard, objective look at your mother's needs. Chances are that you will regret moving her. Leave her be. And no, you do not have the right to move her against her wishes just to give it a try. She is not an experiment.

zytrhr, then Carla could move her Mom to another Memory Care facility. Bringing her Mom home isn't a good idea unless Carla has hired numerous caregivers to help her out. And that would cost more than Memory Care.

Please note not every Assisted Living and Nursing Homes is terrible, as I have seen you posted. So please don't keep using such a wide brush to paint them all as the same.

If mother is totally incompetent to make her own decisions I fear she is past the point where she could be cared for by one person in a private home.

If she is not legally incompetent, then she gets to decide where to live. If she likes where she is, leave her be!!

Bringing her home as an experiment is, in my mind, thoughtless at best, cruel at worst.

As we said in my youth, help your mother bloom where she is planted now.

Carla, have you taken care of other Alzheimer's relatives in the past? Or will this be your first rodeo? With the Assisted Living, the Staff has been on many many rodeos and know exactly what to do whenever an Alzheimer's related situation pops up.

There must be more to this situation since the Assisted Living facility called in the State. The ALF normally wouldn't care if a tenant had moved, as there is always someone on the waiting list who wants to move in.

Have you lived with your mother recently, Carla?

Carla,
Moving Day can be delayed?

Have you moved her out of ALF yet? If the facility is against the idea of her moving out and she doesn't want to move out.....I would not go against it. In fact, if she is still competent. It's not your decision to make.

Most people do not comprehend the level of care that is needed in the home for a dementia patient. And the fact that the time, energy, expense, etc. increasing over time.

I suppose after you get her home the reality will sink in and then you can make other arrangements if needed.