Rights of POA in Long Distance Elder care

[4czn10]

i live in Ca. about 400 miles from my father. I am his POA. The problem i have is(Besides The Distance thing), is that he has had to enter a Rehab facility after an accident. He was fully independent prior to this, but now he will have to have , at a minimum, full time in-home care(He wants to go back to his house, instead of moving in with my family). My wife has worked in Health care for 20+ years, and could take care of him.

What rights do i have, if i see that he would be better off staying with us, vs. having a stranger come in to take care of him 24/7?

And what rights does he have? He has enought $$ to have in home care for a couple of years, but after that, he would have to move in with me to continue care.

Thanks

 

[tranquility]

A POA doesn't have any "rights", they have duties and powers.

Unless he has been conserved, he has all the rights any of us do.

 

[ecmst12]

If he is competent to make decisions, then he gets to make the decision. It's his money he'd be spending, after all.