My grandmother is currently living in her home with my brother being her fulltime carer. He was only 19 when he took up the position after my grandmother's only son ( our father ) passed away.
For the last 2 years, he has done everything he possibly can to keep her in her own home, despite it being run down and frankly unsafe for an 88-year-old woman who has declined mentally. He has expressed the need for her to enter aged care .
The concern is our estranged sister and her partner are trying to convince her and become her new carer/carers. They have been forcibly removed from her property in the past for stealing her money and have started to "butter her up" knowing she has mental difficulties and may be about to go into a nursing home.
What, if anything, can be done to prevent them from taking advantage of her and her estate?
Note: she has expressed in her will that they are not to receive anything, and my brother setup a meeting with the guardian trustee but it was determined that she could not understand what she was signing, so a power of attorney couldn't be granted.
I would never be able to forgive myself or just laying down and seeing this happen, I'd much rather it all go to a charity than this cretin.
Thank you for any help you have. I haven't had anyone I know encounter a situation like this.
For the last 2 years, he has done everything he possibly can to keep her in her own home, despite it being run down and frankly unsafe for an 88-year-old woman who has declined mentally. He has expressed the need for her to enter aged care .
The concern is our estranged sister and her partner are trying to convince her and become her new carer/carers. They have been forcibly removed from her property in the past for stealing her money and have started to "butter her up" knowing she has mental difficulties and may be about to go into a nursing home.
What, if anything, can be done to prevent them from taking advantage of her and her estate?
Note: she has expressed in her will that they are not to receive anything, and my brother setup a meeting with the guardian trustee but it was determined that she could not understand what she was signing, so a power of attorney couldn't be granted.
I would never be able to forgive myself or just laying down and seeing this happen, I'd much rather it all go to a charity than this cretin.
Thank you for any help you have. I haven't had anyone I know encounter a situation like this.