Your mother can name someone other than her husband as her agent under a Durable [Financial] Power of Attorney and let them buy things for her. She can also name someone other than her husband as her agent under a Medical Power of Attorney, to communicate her medical decisions when she cannot. You might want to talk about the overall situation with an elder lawyer. You can find one near you on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org).
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