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I would go to care facility and ask to speak to admin. I would ask if they can have a social worker accompany you on visits to be certain they are not disruptive; I would ask your sibling if that would be OK.
At present you are at the mercy of the sibling. I would do all I can including inviting the sib to be present during your visit.
You might also contact APS as if they can arrange visit for you and her grandchildren.
If your mother was diagnosed with dementia at the time she signed these new POA documents, there are questions as to their legality here. I also cannot imagine an attorney attending to have this done in a psychiatric unit. This scenario is so unlikely that quite honestly I doubt there are any POA papers.
These may be forged documents.
I would consult an attorney and I would use the POA you have, taking it in. The attorney can find out if there is another legally done POA extant by petitioning the court. I would first inform the brother, your sibling, that this is your intention.
An elder law attorney can do this. As you can imagine we do not know you, your brother, your mother nor her condition. This all seems quite odd, if not illegal given only what you have told us.
Good luck. You may first want to check in with Adult Protective Society with your questions. They may be able to get this done free of charge with calls to a County judge. Hope you'll update us.
And you should have received a notice to appear in court for a Guardianship hearing.
If I were you I would consult an attorney. None of this sounds like it was carried out in a legal manner.
That said I am getting but 1 side of the story.