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If you're worried that your sister may run roughshod over your Mom and you wish to prevent this, then your Mom needs to assign someone other than her.
From what I've read on this forum Section 8 housing will not allow non-qualified applicants to live there, regardless of the needs of the senior.
You will need to decide: you won't be able to have it both ways -- unless you can help your Mom find another willing, local and competent PoA (who is at least 1 generation younger that herself).
If mom is competent, she needs to be strong and say no to sissy. Too bad is she doesn't like it. Your mom doesn't like living with her. So there ya go.
I would also call the manager and the doctor and tell them that mom does not want sister to live with her. Even though you have no true power, at least they will be on alert that there is an issue and maybe will dig a little deeper before allowing this to happen.
The other thing to remember is that while your mother is competent NO ONE can act as her POA unless she requests them to act.
So if Mother cannot learn to say "no" to your sister, nothing here will be solved by any magical powers in a POA document.
Your mother needs to tell your sister that she cannot move in with her.
If she cannot muster the strength to do that, then sister will move in, no matter presence of some piece of paper or not.
Back to the POA document. It is your mother that signs this, not you. It is your mother who makes this, not you. It is only for you to decide whether you wish to BE the POA, and that isn't, of course, something that WE can decide for you, a grown adult who is managing your own life.