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My advance health care directive (AHCD) not only gives my agent the ability to make medical decisions for me if I am unable to, but also to choose my physicians or health care facilities; make personal care decisions including where I live, what I wear, and manage the care of my pets; and handle the disposition of my remains after my death.
My property POA gives my agent the authority to handle my assets and pay my bills once it is activated. All authority under this document ends at my death.
So, I wouldn't expect that my POA would have the authority to tell my ALF to exclude my AHCD agent from visiting me. The AHCD agent selects the ALF, the POA pays the bill. This kind of division of responsibility has worked well in handling the affairs of two of my older relatives, but there has to be a reasonable working relationship between the two agents.
If my AHCD agent behaved in a manner that made the ALF itself subject them to a no trespassing warning, that would be a problem. Presumably, the ALF would be selected because it was expected to best meet my needs. My agent would have to decide between handling my affairs remotely, moving me to a possibly inferior facility, or resigning in favor of a successor agent listed on the document who could better manage interaction with the ALF staff.
If you are working with a living will that only specifies end of life care decision making and if you don't have access to the POA document (e.g., you were not given a copy by your Mother as a successor agent), I suspect that the POA can exclude you; the POA most likely selects the facility and pays the bill.
You could try contacting an eldercare attorney to see if they think that the POA would be responsible for using your Mother's funds to pay them to discuss your responsibilities under your document with you. If they say no it is probably because your authority is very limited.
It is so not good that you have an adversarial relationship with the POA. Take some time to figure out if there is anything you can do to to improve the situation. I have seen mediation mentioned many times here. You don't have to like each other, but you need to be able to work on your responsibilities without obstructing the other person's ability to handle theirs.
Try to find a way to love your Mother more than you dislike each other.
It is beyond sad if either or both of you allow your personal challenges to interfere with your Mother's ability to enjoy whatever positive interactions with you that remain possible.
What is an essential caregiver?
I would call APS and ask if they talk to Mom about what she wants.
Maybe see the lawyer who drew up the documents. Maybe he can't write a letter to the DPOA telling him/her that he cannot keep you from seeing Mom without a good reason.
As medical POA you will be contacted when the person is in the hospital to make decisions. In that case I do believe that the medical personnel will allow you to visit the person, but this is muddy waters indeed.
I think that the DPOA may override a medical POA if there is any evidence of disruptive behavior? I am not certain. I would contact an elder law attorney with that question before the elder falls ill. You can settle all questions likely in a phone appointment of less than an hour's duration.
You do not mention any relationships yet, or what occurred to cause the POA to forbid visits? May I ask for some details in the matter.
You might consider a nice letter saying you wish to visit if this is your relative, and offer that you would be happy to have it be an accompanied visit.
If I were you I would call APS, explain that you have MPOA, ask for advice, and stick to it. Does your mother have any immediate needs that you are concerned won't be met if you aren't there to help her? - tell them about those too.