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She is not mentally aware of this, but we are seeing a lot of missteps and lack of care for her health and well being.

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Is your aunt in a NH? I see your profile mentions you are caring for someone in a NH. Are these issues that only a POA can address? Tell us more about what is going on and others who are familiar with NH care might be able to help you. If your aunt is competent and wants a different POA she can appoint one. If not, then one would have to seek guardianship to override the POA. The POA she has may or may not be for finance and health care. As a POA it really isn't appropriate for the POA to discuss aunts business. So you might need to ask a more direct question. "Are you my aunts POA for healthcare? If so, just wanted to let you know (whatever your concern is)." Again more specific info would help.
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HorsesX3, one thing we need to remind ourselves that family caregivers are not professional trained caregivers, POA or not. We all have our own ideas on what to do, much is trial and error, and everyone thinks differently.

I am also questioning why your Aunt isn't getting proper care being in a nursing home? Taking care of a person who has Alzheimer's/Dementia is not easy, it can be pure exhaustion, thus the reason for having 3 full-time shifts of Staff.

Plus, a person with such memory issues will tell stories of getting horrible care, when in fact they are not. It is because their mind is confused. And some do it thinking by saying such things they can go back to living on their own.

If you can give us more information, it would be quite helpful.
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POA's sometimes have the person they are appointed by placed in a nursing home, if they need that level of care. Often the patient's doctor will prescribe it, because they need skilled nursing care. I think that care may vary some, but, there are laws about the care patients are provided in long term care facilities and the facilities are monitored by the state officials. I'd be curious as to what exactly she is not receiving. I'd wonder if the POA is aware of this.
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