Losing Decision-Making Power - Abuse of Older Adults - National

Canadian Legal FAQs

My grandmother lives with my uncle and is worried that he is going to place her in a seniors' home against her wishes. She has told him that she does not want to go, but he says he is going to get the power to make those decisions for her. Can he do this?
Will the rest of the family know if my uncle applies to have decision-making authority over my grandmother's affairs?
Who will decide that it is appropriate to appoint someone else to make decisions on my grandmother's behalf?
If an order is made giving my uncle decision-making powers for my grandmother, what kinds of decisions will he be able to make for her?
My grandmother is worried that if my uncle gets the power to make decisions for her, she will be placed somewhere more like a mental health hospital than a seniors' residence. Could this happen?

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