What other alternative does one have to do business for an elderly person?

Question

My mom had a stroke this year. Although she recovered nicely she had memory problems, aphasia, and could not write. A month ago she fell and hit her head and a hematoma developed. She cannot communicate but she knows what is going on. She is at home now in my care. I need to close some of her inactive accounts but I can't do it legally. We drew up a POA form but she was not able to sign it. What are some documents that I can file for that would allow me to handle some of the business? We have a joint checking account so I can do some things, but I am concerned about her personal credit cards etc.

Answer 1

You can have a representative of the Bank/s your mother uses to come to the house and certify that it is your mothers wishes, she can make any type of line/X or anything that would certify her signature, normally a bank rep would want 2 witnesses but it can be accomplished if your mom is capable of indicating her wishes, if she is not then you would need to file in court and have her doctor to submit a letter to the judge defining her condition.~