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The trustee must follow the terms of the trust regarding what he or she may or must do to pay out any of the trust income or assets to or for the benefit of your father; this includes the possibility of selling the house if need be.
However, such decision would be solely that of the trustee and not the agent under the POA.
If I had to guess, I would say that there was one home that probably belonged to your father at one time or still does. You reside in the home now, but your father gave the home to you within his trust. You are now being told by the Power of Attorney that they plan on selling the house to either pay for his continuing care or pay outstanding bills.
In my instance I am on disability and I cared for my ill mother for 8 years, therefore I qualify to keep my mother's home even if she should have to go on Medicaid to pay for a nursing home. I have to be honest that your absolute best bet is to go and see an Elder Law Attorney to get the final say so on what is legal and what is not.
Honestly, you really do not "inherit" anything until your parent dies. The Power of Attorney is saddled with the responsibility of making sure that your Dad is taken care of until he dies and pay for the care he requires. If the POA has the ability to do this without having to take your home and sell it, then they should do that and leave the home for you. The problem is that during these stressful times, tempers run high and siblings fight over the estate or what to do. If you do not have a good relationship with the POA, I would think that you could wind up without your house....out of spite. The thing is there has to be a very good reason in my mind to need to "sell" your home to care for Dad. If the POA just wants the house for them-self that can't happen due to his trust.
Bottom line.....get an attorney. They can give you the legal answers which will put your mind at ease.
If it's a land trust, dad's POA can sell the house (if dad agrees or is incompetent), and you get nothing.
See an elder law attorney.