outofmoney
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
My grandmother lived in Ohio her whole life. 2 years ago my uncle came & moved her & his step-father to Florida. My grandma did not get her bloodwork done & suffered a stroke. My uncle moved them back up to Ohio because he was getting evicted. In Ohio, they were getting PASSPORT. They had an RN in every week & a home health aide in every day. They also had meals delivered to them & transportation to/from Dr. appts. They have been on the waiting list for an assisted living center & are supposed to go there in less than 2 wks. My grandma was dx with cancer in Oct & needs a chemo pill & her labs drawn every week b/c she's on a blood thinner.
2 weeks ago my uncle came & moved them to WV. He put them in their own apt. My grandmother called crying & I went down to bring her home. When I got there, my uncle came by & said she was not going anywhere. He called the police & the young cops said they weren't familiar with POA's but my uncle pointed out where it is a general poa & they signed it saying he was able to make any & all decisions for them. My grandmother told the police she wanted to go back home & get in the assisted living center. She didn't know she was signing over all rights in a POA. She hasn't had a bath in 2 wks either. I was told if she went anywhere with me I would be arrested for kidnapping. My grandmother has been "not feeling right" for 3 days. She said she was afraid she would have a stroke again & wants to go somewhere where she'll be taken care. I was not allowed to take her to the ER so I called the squad. The officer said it would cost $6000 to get the POA changed b/c they can't sign a new one since they agreed in this POA that they can't make decisions.
The hospital admitted her overnight. They said they don't know if Adult Services will step in or not, but they will be contacted. They signed/notarized a Rev. of any & all POA, specifically one with him, but the police said that won't be honored b/c they agreed in his POA they can't make decisions. IF THEY DON't, is there anything that can be done???
My grandmother lived in Ohio her whole life. 2 years ago my uncle came & moved her & his step-father to Florida. My grandma did not get her bloodwork done & suffered a stroke. My uncle moved them back up to Ohio because he was getting evicted. In Ohio, they were getting PASSPORT. They had an RN in every week & a home health aide in every day. They also had meals delivered to them & transportation to/from Dr. appts. They have been on the waiting list for an assisted living center & are supposed to go there in less than 2 wks. My grandma was dx with cancer in Oct & needs a chemo pill & her labs drawn every week b/c she's on a blood thinner.
2 weeks ago my uncle came & moved them to WV. He put them in their own apt. My grandmother called crying & I went down to bring her home. When I got there, my uncle came by & said she was not going anywhere. He called the police & the young cops said they weren't familiar with POA's but my uncle pointed out where it is a general poa & they signed it saying he was able to make any & all decisions for them. My grandmother told the police she wanted to go back home & get in the assisted living center. She didn't know she was signing over all rights in a POA. She hasn't had a bath in 2 wks either. I was told if she went anywhere with me I would be arrested for kidnapping. My grandmother has been "not feeling right" for 3 days. She said she was afraid she would have a stroke again & wants to go somewhere where she'll be taken care. I was not allowed to take her to the ER so I called the squad. The officer said it would cost $6000 to get the POA changed b/c they can't sign a new one since they agreed in this POA that they can't make decisions.
The hospital admitted her overnight. They said they don't know if Adult Services will step in or not, but they will be contacted. They signed/notarized a Rev. of any & all POA, specifically one with him, but the police said that won't be honored b/c they agreed in his POA they can't make decisions. IF THEY DON't, is there anything that can be done???
