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I am my Mother’s POA. Social Security does NOT acknowledge POA’s. They want you to become her payee rep. I declined because of the lengthy paperwork of submitted all her receipts of bills and purchases. I already spend hours on straightening out medical bills, overcharges by her nursing facility, taxes. Dental, documentation of the $$ I spend on her supplies and care, and the many other things I help her with. Social security also told me I would have to leave her funds with her nursing facility after her death if I became her payee rep but I question that to this day. Hope this helps.
If her SS comes directly into a Trust or her bank account on which you are signee as POA there is no need for you to do anything. I was Trustee and POA for my brother. His SS came directly into his trust account. There was no need to do a thing. I simply paid the bills. He was always private pay, never on government Medicaid. No problems managing is accounts with my very good POA documents. You are correct that neither the IRS or SS recognizes any POA no matter how well drawn it is.
I never found the need. I was on Moms bank acct so I could pay her bills. Actually, there is yearly paperwork as a payee. You ha ve to show where the money went. Another reason I never did it.
Can you bring her to the SS office? An alternative is to go online with mom at your side to set up her account. Having my mom sit with me was just as good as in person. She will need a secondary security layer such as a phone # for text or email account. Many spouses share the same emails and phones in a household but you can set up an email account such as Google.com in her name if you wish. This will keep her emails very limited and not buried in with your own. ( I actually used my devices because I would receive a six digit security number) The online account had plenty of information such as my taxpayer history and what my monthly SS payments would be. Within that website is the link to representative payee. I put a primary and secondary name on mine. For my mom, the rep payee was me. I also had legal guardianship at that time. I get emails to review my account annually for changes. Since we were both on SS. Our reminders came at the same time.
If her SS goes into her trust account, that is the best of all worlds. This was the case for my brother. I went to SS and was told I could get all the letters from the MD and so on, but given my brother made me Trustee of his accounts in Trust and POA for all other means, and his SS went directly into the Trust account, I had no need to be Rep Payee. Now if you CHOOSE to do that know that you will need at least two MD examining to say that the person is not legally competent to handle his own SS. And you will have hoops to jump in terms of what they request in yearly accounting of all monies into and out of SS account.
I would say hold off on this as long as you have no problems with banks and have a really GOOD solid well done and attorney done POA and Trustee papers.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
You are correct that neither the IRS or SS recognizes any POA no matter how well drawn it is.
Now if you CHOOSE to do that know that you will need at least two MD examining to say that the person is not legally competent to handle his own SS. And you will have hoops to jump in terms of what they request in yearly accounting of all monies into and out of SS account.
I would say hold off on this as long as you have no problems with banks and have a really GOOD solid well done and attorney done POA and Trustee papers.