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You will have to check your jurisdiction, where I live the law states:
A person cannot act as attorney for personal care if they (1) provide healthcare to grantor for compensation; or (2) provide residential, social, training or support services to the grantor for compensation unless they are the grantor’s spouse/partner/relative.
If the nurse is working with this patient through an agency then I would first check their contract since this may be a conflict of interest/financial abuse situation.
Otherwise as stated by others, anyone can be a PoA for someone.
If the patient is in hospice the PoA will need to check on them often because their responsibility is to manage their affairs and maked decisions on their behalf in their best interests, and this includes when they become incommunicado.
Is this nursing only the MPoA? Or also the FPoA? There are 2 conditions when it becomes active: durable and springing. This patient also hopefully has a Advance Healthcare Directive/POLST or other instructions so that the MPoA doesn't have to guess.
A person can appoint anyone as POA. A few questions.... Is the Nurse going to remain the patients Nurse when he/she is appointed POA? If so there are Boundary issues that may come up. there may be ethical questions that might come up. Is the Nurse employed by the Hospice? Again boundary and ethical questions arise. If the patient has family this might enter into a whole 'nother realm of problems.
Now. The "easy" part. How often should the POA communicate...As often as is necessary. And communication should be with the persons that are involved. That may be the patient, the Hospice, the family. But ultimately decisions rest on the POA.
First of all, ANYONE can be a POA. A person chooses his POA from among his friends, his family members, his bankers, his attorneys, his friends, his associates, and sure--even his nurses.
Now your question shows that you may have zero idea of what a POA is, how a POA is appointed, what a POA is required by the HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE LAW as a fiduciary, to accomplish. You may not understand that you are required to keep meticulous records of every single penny into and out of accounts and that doing less can land you in the slammer.
So I would suggest educating yourself. Look up "POA in the state of ____________(your state). Legal rules and regulations. Before you accept such a designation do attend an elder law attorney.
Accepting POA from an "incompetent" or "dying senior in hospice while you are a nurse" MAY BE considered elder abuse. Again, we are looking at the cold slamming of a metal jail door.
I leave it to you to see an attorney to discuss all of this before taking on a legally binding fiduciary duty held to the highest standards under the law, and remembering that ignorance is no excuse before the law, and in fact may get a couple of years added to a sentence.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
A person cannot act as attorney for personal care if they (1) provide healthcare to grantor for compensation; or (2) provide residential, social, training or support services to the grantor for compensation unless they are the grantor’s spouse/partner/relative.
Otherwise as stated by others, anyone can be a PoA for someone.
If the patient is in hospice the PoA will need to check on them often because their responsibility is to manage their affairs and maked decisions on their behalf in their best interests, and this includes when they become incommunicado.
Is this nursing only the MPoA? Or also the FPoA? There are 2 conditions when it becomes active: durable and springing. This patient also hopefully has a Advance Healthcare Directive/POLST or other instructions so that the MPoA doesn't have to guess.
A few questions....
Is the Nurse going to remain the patients Nurse when he/she is appointed POA? If so there are Boundary issues that may come up. there may be ethical questions that might come up.
Is the Nurse employed by the Hospice? Again boundary and ethical questions arise.
If the patient has family this might enter into a whole 'nother realm of problems.
Now. The "easy" part.
How often should the POA communicate...As often as is necessary.
And communication should be with the persons that are involved. That may be the patient, the Hospice, the family. But ultimately decisions rest on the POA.
Your question makes no sense.
First of all, ANYONE can be a POA. A person chooses his POA from among his friends, his family members, his bankers, his attorneys, his friends, his associates, and sure--even his nurses.
Now your question shows that you may have zero idea of what a POA is, how a POA is appointed, what a POA is required by the HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE LAW as a fiduciary, to accomplish. You may not understand that you are required to keep meticulous records of every single penny into and out of accounts and that doing less can land you in the slammer.
So I would suggest educating yourself.
Look up "POA in the state of ____________(your state). Legal rules and regulations.
Before you accept such a designation do attend an elder law attorney.
Accepting POA from an "incompetent" or "dying senior in hospice while you are a nurse" MAY BE considered elder abuse. Again, we are looking at the cold slamming of a metal jail door.
I leave it to you to see an attorney to discuss all of this before taking on a legally binding fiduciary duty held to the highest standards under the law, and remembering that ignorance is no excuse before the law, and in fact may get a couple of years added to a sentence.