My Mum was diagnosed about a year ago and is doing OK but not great...and explaining new things to her is getting harder & harder just now. At my sister's urging I've been trying to arrange Power of Attorney but a) my Mum is really resistant & struggles to understand and retain what it's all about and b) I'm not sure myself what would happen if we didn't get this organised in time. I think if I was clearer on the consequences of NOT getting POA set up it might help me to explain the whole thing to my Mum. Does anyone know what happens? Would her estate be completely untouchable without the POA - even if it was clear to medical professionals that she lacked capacity & cash needed to be freed up to pay for sheltered or specialist accommodation? Sorry - this is probably really obvious to you but it's all a bit new to me and I'd really appreciate your advice.