My uncle has been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia. One of his daughters and his son (very caring and trustworthy people) have applied for Power of Attorney at the suggestion of uncles social worker. The problem is, my uncle has another daughter and a granddaughter who are constantly asking my uncle for money (daily), which he transfers into their bank accounts. About 6 months ago when we discovered this, we contacted the police, who 'had a word' with them, but advised they could do nothing as uncle (despite him being a vulnerable person) is choosing to give them money when they ask. We talked to uncle about this (as he has no money left at the end of every month) and he allowed us to delete their phone numbers from his mobile and delete their bank accounts from his mobile banking app. My cousin also has serious words with her sister and niece, but was met by abuse and they said they could do what they like. Sure enough, within days, all the deleted info had been restored. They don't even visit him.... just tap him for all the money they can get! It's just heartbreaking. My cousin saw January's bank statement at his flat yesterday and EVERY day he had sent them both money as they'd asked for it. In total this amounted to £564 and left him with no money for food. In fact, every month he has to ask his son for money as he has none left for groceries.
Please can anyone give advice regarding this horrible situation. Once the Power of Attorney arrives, is there anything that can be done to permit my cousins to take over full control of uncles financial affairs and bank account, without him being able to run his business affairs in addition to us? As it stands, my understanding is that uncle will be able to continue running his bank accounts etc as well as his attorneys, which would still leave him vulnerable and open to financial abuse.
Please can anyone give advice regarding this horrible situation. Once the Power of Attorney arrives, is there anything that can be done to permit my cousins to take over full control of uncles financial affairs and bank account, without him being able to run his business affairs in addition to us? As it stands, my understanding is that uncle will be able to continue running his bank accounts etc as well as his attorneys, which would still leave him vulnerable and open to financial abuse.