Q: Can I file a nursing home case if my mother has POA of my fathers affairs? I have found serious neglect.
My father has been in a nursing home in Atlanta for Alzheimers and the family was called on yesterday because he has had a fever over 100 degrees for a couple of days now and they felt that he was transitioning. I went on yesterday and I found him in very bad shape. He was very very thin and his ribs were protruding. He had a large sore on his jaw so I opened his mouth and found his mouth was filled with sores/ulcers bleeding...all the way down his throat. They said that he had not been eating...he couldn't have possibly been able to. A staff member that I spoke with stated that it was a bad case of neglect...I already know this, but my mother has POA over my father and just wants to have him buried. I can't just do this.
A: Contact a member of the Ga. Trial Lawyers Assn. They give free consultations. Look for one that handles nursing home issues.
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