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Then, yes, your mother may ask you to leave.
As you have been in this home for some time, almost certainly you are considered a "resident" and a "renter" even if rental isn't being paid, especially if you have given care for mother in the past.
If you refuse to leave, your mother will have to evict you legally according to the laws of your city or county.
You ask if you SISTER can make you leave.
If your mother is incompetent and your sister is her POA, then it is very likely that she will be able also to ask you to leave the mother's home. She would also have to go through the legal loopholes to have you leave.
I wish you good luck. If you are no longer now caring for your mother in this home, do get a job and begin to tuck money away as quickly as you can. If you are disabled you may have rights to governmental assistance with low cost housing and etc.
Check with any rental board in your area. In San Francisco it is almost impossible to evict renters, and even if you wish to move in your own family after buying a building you have to pay for moving costs. You may have rights you are not aware of.
I would say it would be very hard to remove you from Moms house. You have established residency there. And you were Moms Caregiver. It would be an eviction process. Going to court and giving reasons why you should not be evicted. Medicaid would allow you to stay because of the Caregiving. But u would need to prove you can pay the bills on the house.
I would worry about that if and when it happens. Right now, take care of yourself.
If sister can't, she can't. Doesn't mean you can.
If neither of you can provide Mother's care, she will need to obtain care elsewhere eg AL, NH or other care type accomodation.
It may be helpful to obtain a professional placement agency. To do the leg work of finding a place, to help with the financial side. If you live in Mother's property, that will need to be disclosed & yes this *may* change your living circumstances - an expert in elder financial law may be useful to find all the available options. You may even find a downsize may suit you due to your changed situation.
I wish you much strength for your recovery & this big adjustment time.
Better to be proactive , as this situation could get ugly .
Realistically,, if your mom is going to be residing in some sort of care facility, and has no plans to return to her house, she may need to sell the house to pay for it.
There are not many details above, so I might not have the situation framed correctly.
Edit: I now see other post by this OP —the situation sounds complicated.