Many nursing homes will draft a power of attorney for their residents. Doing so is often framed as saving money. However, if a power of attorney is done without an examination of the circumstances, it can cost many times more money than it saves.
The phone rings at home and the conversation begins with an innocent,
"Hi, Grandpa."
"Who's this?" the senior asks.
"Don't you recognize my voice? It's Michael. I'm in Boston." (All names have been changed to protect the victims.)
The caller was a young male, but the senior wasn't so sure it was his Connecticut-based grandson. He wasn't aware that his grandson was visiting Boston, though his sister, Charlotte, was working there at the time.
The caller asks: "Can I tell you something in secret that you won't tell anybody else, please?"
