- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
My mother in-law has dementia and has become unable to care for herself. As such, she became malnourished and gone into kidney failure, so is now in an assisted living facility.
My wife and her brother who are both disabled are tasked with dealing with her insurance, and financial needs and have both a medical and financial PoA for her, and this ordeal is trying for both of them.
My mother in-law tells my wife she no longer wants dialysis, so my wife is trying to get her back home so she can end her days comfortably. She is having a hard time with the care facility as they tell my wife that my mother in-law tells them she wants to continue her treatments. But she is not in her right mind and we wonder if she truly understands the situation, or if the facility is truthful.
Where is the line where between her rights as a patient and my wife's ability to make decisions on her behalf? What should happen next to get her transferred to her home for hospice care?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
My wife and her brother who are both disabled are tasked with dealing with her insurance, and financial needs and have both a medical and financial PoA for her, and this ordeal is trying for both of them.
My mother in-law tells my wife she no longer wants dialysis, so my wife is trying to get her back home so she can end her days comfortably. She is having a hard time with the care facility as they tell my wife that my mother in-law tells them she wants to continue her treatments. But she is not in her right mind and we wonder if she truly understands the situation, or if the facility is truthful.
Where is the line where between her rights as a patient and my wife's ability to make decisions on her behalf? What should happen next to get her transferred to her home for hospice care?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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