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I recommend you allow a lawyer to write up the DPOA and Medical directive. By allowing a lawyer there will be no question about its validity. It will be witnessed and notarized. Mom has to be competent to assign it. She must understand what she is signing off on. No Dementia.

Since it looks like Mom already has health problems you may want to have her make it "Immediate". This means upon signing you can take on certain responsibilities for Mom. But, she still is competent to handle her own decisions. "Springing" means that you need a doctor or two to declare Mom incompetent.
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You don't get a POA, you have to be assigned a power of attorney by someone who is COMPETENT and is willing to have you make their financial and/or healthcare decisions for them. In addition you must be willing to take on the authority and responsibility to make those decisions. Being assigned a POA is a serious decision by both the agent and the principal, It can result in the agent making life or death decisions for the principal. If a POA is acceptable by both the principal (the one granting the POA) and agent (the one accepting that responsibility and authority) , an elder care attorney should be contacted to draw up the papers.
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A person grants you POA.

If your mother wants to appoint you her POA, make her an appointment with an attorney who specializes in Eldercare or Estates.
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