My wife's sister, who holds the POA for their Mother, has elected to place her in an assisted care facility a thousand plus miles away from her and all of the siblings. Recovery from hip surgery from a fall and the onset of dementia is present. Basically the kids all have moved away and there is no one close to effectively manage care on any kind of regular basis.
Getting any kind of information of what the POA holder plans to do has been impossible.
And I don't think ALH is a professor, certainly not an attorney as he doesn't phrase issues as an attorney would.
This thread is getting better than some of those silly day-time programs where people fight with each other.
I am not arguing with you. You stated in one of your postings "In most states, the POA must retain all records of all transactions, and if an interested party requests it, the POA must furnish that info to the. interested party." Your exact words. I was my mother's DPOA, bless her departed soul, and no where in that 8 page document was there anything written that I am required to furnish documents to interested parties. This DPOA was drawn up by her Estate Attorney. If it was law,it would have had to be stated in the instrument.
I was not trying to be condenscending when I mentioned the college or your profession. I was sincere. I will stay out of your postings. Sorry I caused you to have to defend yourself in your postings.
With an advance directive / medical poa, I would still keep all records. Not keeping records could render you powerless or unable to defend yourself if improprieties are suggested.
(I must remind my dad how lucky he is that 5 of the 6 of us still live fairly local to them!)
Is your MIL happy where she is? I guess that is the critical question.
Very sad that none of you live near to her for visits.