I would still be the Guardian of person. I believe that’s what it is called. My Mom lives 2000 miles from me and was placed in hospital care and is unable to care for herself due to memory issues. The State is helping find her a MC and will help with cost as well. Does anyone have experience with the state having Guardianship of finances and health?
Do you have mom's POA's? Did a court award you guardianship? That is the only way you could become guardian. It is a court process.
Something is missing here.
If you give guardianship to the State, Mom is then a Ward of the State. You lose all control of where she goes and any money she has. You will have no say in her care. You may not be told where she is.
You better fully understand what is going on here. Guardianship for you usually means a court date in front of a Judge and its expensive.
If you allow the State to take over her care completely make sure that you will be given the guardians name and that you will be kept in the loop concerning Mom's care. That you will be able to visit. Get it in writing. If you are talking to anyone, get their email and confirm the conversation and what was said. If they don't answer back with corrections to the email, they have accepted it. I always put "Please confirm receipt of this email" Sometimes dealing with certain Government entities don't get a confirmation but I always ask.
"A guardian of the person is one whose responsibilities are to care for their ward's physical and personal needs. ... In all personal decisions, it is expected that the guardian of the person will take into account their ward's wishes, as well as his or her physical needs and financial circumstances.Feb 12, 2020".
This will give you pretty much zero input on placement and other things, but will allow you information on health, perhaps decisions on health. You should get this very straight in WRITING just what this means.
I think in many states people would be a lot better off allowing state to take guardianship and responsibility for individuals they don't wish to do hands on caregiving for; it is almost impossible to control things from out of state, and to manage all of it.
Can you elaborate and tell us a bit about Mom's condition currently?
If you are your mother's Power of Attorney, then there is no need for the state to pursue guardianship since your mother already has a legal representative (you).
If you are neither her PoA nor her guardian, and she is incapacitated to manage her affairs or make decisions in her best interests, then "someone" will need to become her legal guardian and it can be the state. This would mean you lose all ability to make decisions on her behalf, or to have knowledge of her medical and financial affairs, and is permanent.
Does this answer your question?