My brother recently lost his battle with mental illness and passed away couple weeks ago. He was our mom’s POA. She lives in his house in Pennsylvania and I live in Florida. His ex girlfriend been helping her after my brother’s death but she giving me until Monday to get her and I’m not financially stable and I can’t afford to take care of her. She gets SSI but I don’t know how much. I can’t afford to fly my mom here to Florida and she can’t live by herself. She can’t do anything basically. What can I do? Can the state of Pennsylvania take over her care? I’m disabled and on disability and have health issues myself. I don’t know what to do.
This really isn't her responsibility, and it looks like she wants no responsibility pertaining to your mother.
YOU will have to call APS. And, yes, let the state take over the care of your mother. You are in no position to do so. A guardian will be assigned and will manage her care and her finances.
What a sad situation. I am so sorry for your loss.
However since your mom needs care she will most likely need to be transferred to a facility. You need a government entity involved. Call the Pennsylvania Adult Protective Services and/or the Area Agency on Aging for the county where your mom is located and ask for guidance.
I would tell the GF that you are looking for help for mom but you won’t be there on Monday. Holiday weekend makes things harder of course to find the correct agency and get it started. You could call the County judges office as well for guidance.
I am sorry for the loss of your brother.
If your brother did not have a Will and his girlfriend is not on the title to his house, then she's the one that needs to leave or pay rent to whichever family members are the legitimate inheritors of your brother's estate.
His estate will need to go into probate. If he did leave a Will then find out who the Executor is. Even if he didn't have other assets, the value of his house may qualify it for probate. Please apply to be the Personal Representative and move to figure this out. The house can be sold and the funds used to help provide care for your Mom.