Living Will vs. POA POA: A power of attorney (POA) for personal care, as it is called in most parts of Canada, or a POA for health, as it is called in many parts of the US, is a document by which a person gives someone else decision-making authority over their health care, nutrition, safety, hygiene, admission to a
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Power of Attorney (POA) A power of attorney (“POA”) is a document which grants decision-making authority to another person. The person making the POA is called the “grantor.” The person named in the POA to have decision-making authority over the grantor is called the “attorney.” In this context, an attorney is not a lawyer ─ he or she is simply
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