FIND CARE
FORUM
CARE
TOPICS
Log
In
ASK A QUESTION
FIND CARE
FIND IN-HOME CARE
FIND ASSISTED LIVING
CARE GUIDES
CAREGIVING TOPICS
Join Now
Log In
Caregiver Forum
|
Medical POA
Medical POA
Questions
Recent
Activity
Most
Popular
I have POA over my mother's health care. My sisters insist on taking her out every week. Is there anything I can do to protect her?
11 Answers
N
NightOwl
Answered Mar 2018
I've been POA of my grandmother since 20l6 and now her daughter wants to fight for legal guardianship. Do I need to be present in court?
11 Answers
I
Isthisrealyreal
Answered Jan 2019
What is the procedure when your parent isn’t cognizant enough to make their own health care decisions?
11 Answers
G
golden23
Answered Oct 2018
My 94-year-old mother's doctor says she has a "big mass" in her right breast and thinks she has breast cancer. How do I ask what she wants to do?
11 Answers
J
JoAnn29
Replied Dec 2018
Meeting with hostile resistance from family members. Any advice?
11 Answers
T
TNtechie
Answered Jun 2018
Confidentiality permitted? Are they required to tell mom that I'm asking questions?
11 Answers
L
Llamalover47
Answered Mar 2021
Find Care & Housing
In-Home Care
Assisted Living
Independent Living
Memory Care
Nursing Homes
Adult Day Care
Hospice
GO
The doctor who deemed my mother incompetent and activated me as health care proxy deemed me unavaiable when I was in a medical appointment.
11 Answers
B
BarbBrooklyn
Answered Oct 28, 2023
Can a child with only medical POA legally mandate dementia eval for parent? If so, how?
11 Answers
9
97yroldmom
Replied Jun 2021
With a semi-divorced parent, who makes the care decisions?
11 Answers
T
Taarna
Answered Jun 2022
Stressing over what to do next.
11 Answers
B
Beatty
Replied Nov 17, 2023
Any complications with healthcare POA when the agent lives in a different country?
10 Answers
R
RedVanAnnie
Answered Mar 2022
How does the primary health care proxy step back and/or take a break (medical reasons, travel, etc.) and let the alternative proxy step up?
10 Answers
L
Llamalover47
Answered May 30, 2023
I am the medical POA for my father. He has trouble swallowing, but refuses to see a doctor. Am I culpable if he dies?
10 Answers
L
lealonnie1
Answered Oct 2020
How do I ask for diagnostic imaging & provide information to staff while mother is hospitalized when I am not Medical POA?
10 Answers
I
Isthisrealyreal
Replied Feb 2020
Why would any sane person become a caregiver? And what do I do now that I am one?
10 Answers
U
utahpilot2
Replied Jun 2020
I have been reading a lot, but I have a question, among 1000 others. Can I research assisted living without Mom being present?
10 Answers
J
JorjaPine
Answered May 2018
Unauthorized x-rays?
10 Answers
S
surprise
Answered May 2018
My sister has medical POA but has made some questionable decisions. How can I confront her about giving me medical POA?
10 Answers
J
JoAnn29
Answered Sep 2017
How much does a power of attorney document cost?
9 Answers
D
DownSouth
Answered Oct 2016
What is the difference between medical and durable POA?
9 Answers
R
RebeccaCP
Answered Oct 2017
Ask a Question About Medical POA
Post Question
X
This field is required.
Select a Topic
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Arthritis
Assisted Living
Burnout
Cancer
Care Decisions
Depression
Diabetes
Diet & Nutrition
Driving
Elder Abuse
Elder Law
End of Life
Family Caregiver
Financial Planning
Frauds & Scams
Hearing
Heart Disease
Home Care
Home Safety
Hygiene
Incontinence
Living Independently
Lung Disease
Medicaid
Medicare Open Enrollment
Medications
Mental Health
Mobility
Multi-generational Living
New to Caregiving
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's Disease
Paying for Care
Power of Attorney (POA)
Product
Rehabilitation Center
Relationships
Senior Activities
Senior Health
Skilled Nursing Facility
Sleep Issues
Taxes
Veterans Benefits
Vision & Eye Disease
Working Caregiver
This field is required.
2
3
4
5
6
Subscribe to
Our
Newsletter
Sign Up
Please enter a non-SMS email address.
X
Confirm
Confirm message
OK
Cancel
Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of
website accessibility