POA
Healthcare vs. Financial POA
Your care recipient can get POA documents signed for help with making decisions on healthcare and finances. This includes selecting who will help for different decision types. They can select different people to help with different decisions.
Healthcare POA
Helps with
- Deciding medical treatment
- Hiring home health care
- Seeing medical records
Share the document with
- Their doctor and health care providers
- Anyone named to help make decisions
Bring a copy any time you go to the hospital.
Does NOT require notarization*
*Notarization is the process of having a signature verified to make sure that a document is real and can be trusted
Financial POA
Helps with:
- Paying bills
- Real estate transactions
Share the document with:
- Their bank and other financial institutions
- Anyone named to help make decisions
Some states require notarization*
*Notarization is the process of having a signature verified to make sure that a document is real and can be trusted
Expert Tip
When your care recipient signs their POA, they get to choose people they trust in making decisions. This gives them more control in making sure that their wishes are followed.
Contact your local Area Agency on Aging to ask more questions about power of attorney. You can also pay for this service through an elder law attorney.
