Getting a POA done early vs waiting until it's too late - huge difference for my folks

My dad had a stroke last spring and we spent 3 months and about $4,000 in legal fees rushing to get conservatorship because they never signed a power of attorney. My sister did hers a year earlier with a $150 notary visit and when Mom needed help, it took 2 days instead of 3 months. Has anyone else dealt with the nightmare of trying to handle finances without that paperwork ready?

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taylor95728d ago

Honestly, my buddy's grandma ended up stuck in a hospital bed for months just waiting on a paper.

phoenix_singh2528d ago

That waiting game is brutal. My aunt was stuck in a rehab facility for almost two months because her insurance kept asking for one more piece of paperwork. By the time it all went through, she was so depressed from being stuck there she could barely walk anymore. It's like they forget there's a real person on the other end of that paper.

troychen27d ago

Kept reading that part about the rehab facility for two months and honestly my jaw dropped. Two months stuck in one place just because of paperwork? That's insane to me. I've seen people lose their will to fight in that kind of situation, especially older folks who are already worn down. It's like the system is designed to break you with paperwork instead of actually helping. Really makes you think about what we do to people when we're "taking care of them.