From the very 1st when I found out my father had done this, I was against it and stated that to my father who I thought could make his own financial and medical decisions. Since the 2 years that he did this, I was not in agreement with my father, but because I live in Louisville, KY and dad lives in Memphis, TN, I went along with it. Since then my dad has been hospitalized and because his caregiver was listed as his POA, I could not find out anything about my dad when he was hospitalized and that upset me tremendously not knowing what was going on with my dad. When my dad put the caregiver on his bank account the reason he did not add me was because I lived in Louisville, KY and the caregiver was there in Memphis. This caregiver has moved herself into my dad's house and has taken over everything for my dad. This scares me because no one is checking behind the caretaker regarding my dad's finances or medical needs. I have asked my dad times and again to add me.
You might want to discuss elder exploitation with a local elder lawyer. Your description indicates no reason why you should not be named on a HIPAA Medical Information Release, which would allow you to receive medical information about your father, or Medical Power of Attorney, which would allow you to speak for him when he cannot communicate, or Durable Power of Attorney, which in these days of online banking does not require physical presence to transfer funds. But maybe your dad has his reasons, reasonable or not. You can use the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)
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