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Is your mother willing to allow you to help at this time, POA or not?
If there is no POA, how far into dementia is your mother? Is she still competent to execute a POA? If it's too late for the POA, you may want to talk to someone as to guardianship/conservatorship. There will come a point that you won't be able to take care of financial matters without either a POA or conservatorship.
I was lucky in that my mother-in-law simply asked for help, and then she just turned it all over to me. I got everything caught up, then knowing what was coming, she executed a new POA with me as one of the POAs (her old one didn't list me, and her son and her brother had no interest in handling things, and they still don't!)
But I know others here have family members who believe they are still able to handle things, and things can get far more complicated.
If you feel like sharing a bit more about your situation, I'm sure more pointed ideas will be passed along.
ligiamilatt, not quite sure what you are asking, please clarify. Are you saying that Mom no longer has money to pay her bills? Or that she needs someone to help her write out her checks with the money she has when the bills comes into the house?
I was doing my grandma's bills and finances and she already had dementia. There is a POA in place for me but I also had to apply to the social security office to be her rep so I could really truly take care of everything including her social security check. She has a bank account that is in my name but her social that is called a Rep account and everything goes in and out via debit card or automatic transfers. I keep track with an excel sheet listing where I spent her money and why. It's helpful when the social security report comes through once a year and requires you list off where you spent her money. I just add on a report that lists what she had going on each month and where her money went (Such as when she needed a hospital bed and medicare wouldn't cover it since she had already gotten a lift chair and when she broke her finger and needed wraps and splints that worked for her instead of the pullable kind offered by the hospital. During UTI's she needs extra pants, puppy pads for the floor, cleaners to keep the urine smell out of tiles etc. After rehab she needed new clothing as they lost so many of her clothes and what was returned was ripped and faded. I just kept a little note on the excel about those things so I would know if asked and I could add it.
To help her legally, you have to a POA in place that lists your ability to do finances and if she gets to the point of where she truly cannot do her finances and can no longer sign her name and if she gets paid by the government then social security will need to label you as a rep so you can have a proper bank account.
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.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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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.
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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.
Do you have a financial power of attorney?
Is your mother willing to allow you to help at this time, POA or not?
If there is no POA, how far into dementia is your mother? Is she still competent to execute a POA? If it's too late for the POA, you may want to talk to someone as to guardianship/conservatorship. There will come a point that you won't be able to take care of financial matters without either a POA or conservatorship.
I was lucky in that my mother-in-law simply asked for help, and then she just turned it all over to me. I got everything caught up, then knowing what was coming, she executed a new POA with me as one of the POAs (her old one didn't list me, and her son and her brother had no interest in handling things, and they still don't!)
But I know others here have family members who believe they are still able to handle things, and things can get far more complicated.
If you feel like sharing a bit more about your situation, I'm sure more pointed ideas will be passed along.
Best wishes.
To help her legally, you have to a POA in place that lists your ability to do finances and if she gets to the point of where she truly cannot do her finances and can no longer sign her name and if she gets paid by the government then social security will need to label you as a rep so you can have a proper bank account.