Legal Question in Elder Law in Indiana

Poa
My brother is ill with cirrohosis of the liver. His wife put him in a nursing home supposedly temporarily. She tells family she is never taking him home & she told him he needed to sign a poa so her insurance would pay. Now she is telling the doctor he needs more meds for agitation & we have reason to believe she is doing it to get him declared incompetent so she can just leave him there & go on her way. One sister asked him if he wanted to get the poa off since it was not needed & he said yes. She is now trying to keep family away by saying someone is giving him extra meds. We have all talked & we want to see our brother helped not just laying here like a zombie. He is 60 & says he feels terrible every day. They are supposed to be giving him PT so he can walk again but he feels so drugged he can't really do the PT. We are heartbroken & feel so helpless. Can the POA be revoked since it is his wife. She told the dr. & nursing home she would sue if they told us anything about his health. Is there anything we can do & where would we start.? Thank you for any insight.

Asked on 7/22/08, 3:49 pm

Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

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Re: Poa

A POA can be revolked. Unless he gives permission the doctors and nurses are prohbited from revealing his confidential medical information.

Answered on 7/23/08, 11:07 pm

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