How do I handle being accused of exploiting money and using the man I am taking care of? I am innocent.

This is an August question.

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You owe these neighbors no explanation. You call APS and tell them you are the aide and being harassed by the neighbors. Ask forvan investigation so APS can confirm you are taking care of this man and there is no exploitation on ur part. Ask that the findings be sent to the neighbors. By calling them yourself, any complaints may not be considered. You may be given resources to help with his care.

hmmm so, your client and you are in some sort of relationship hence the POA. Client and you have a long relationship spanning 13 years and it sounds like at least a fair portion of this time you spent in his house, caring for the houseplants, cleaning the messes, killing the vermin, and keeping this client safe from his own impairment.
So, are you client /caregiver, or significant other?
The rest of my answer is based on this clarification

https://www.agingcare.com/questions/what-can-i-do-to-keep-my-client-from-wandering-482839.htm

This is the second question you have posted about maybe getting in trouble for helping this man. Are you the aid or the man.

If APS is called there will be an investigation. You need to prove that ur innocent. His bank statement should show his money is being spent on him. Any credit cards have been used for him. From what you have posted, APS should have been called for this man and the State take over his care.

For the first question. No. And for the second question, I am not getting a salary because when I first got here this man had nothing, his son had taken everything. For the third question, No the neighbors never spoke to me before they called the APS they just assumed. and for the last question. yes, he has a son that lives in California. This man asked me to come and help him in his home. I was his neighbor for about 12 years. I met him through a friend that was a roommate who was employed by this man. since then one neighbor right next door admitted that she was wrong because I confronted her and said to her I need friends, not fake ones. She then admitted that she had called APS. And that she regrets it today. I don't think that the APS is going to stop.

If you are innocent, I hope that the facts speak for themselves.

I guess the neighbors are suspicious of you being there? Were the neighbors involved in this man’s life before you came along? It sounds like he was pretty much on his own before you moved in.

Why aren’t you getting a salary?

Have the neighbors spoken directly to you before the police became involved?

Does this man have family? Who hired you? How did you meet this gentleman?