I don't know, but my other siblings think there should be more money left over. The P.O.A. sibling just hand writes what he spends. And claims there's no money left over to put her things in storage for 2-3 months. If she makes a the decision to go into a nursing home. It's not an argument over money but more about what to do with her stuff. P.O.A. wants to store it and claims there's no money for storage and movers, we think all but family stuff ( memorabilia) should be donated or tossed. The sibling is using " No Money as an excuse NOT to take her to a nursing home.
Sorry to hear this, but the POA is the only one who can access that information from the bank. Do you have any idea of your mom's financial situation before the POA sibling took over? If the POA has been spending your mother's money on her care, then there might not be much money left. How long has the POA sibling been overseeing your mothers care?
Also, unlike a person who has guardianship over someone who has been declared incompetent, the person with a POA does not have to file a report of how the money is being spent. Now that might be different in your state, but that is usually the case. Some people who have POA send copies of bank statements to siblings, but they are not required to. I never did, but I did keep good records. The POA must keep good records to help the CPA prepare the parent's taxes at the end of the year.
What exactly do you mean by "just hand writes what he spends"? Are you talking about just writing checks or just making a handwritten list of what he has spent and how much it was? If it is a list of what the money has been spent on and how much it was, then what is the money being spent for?
Does your mother live in a house that she's paid for or in an apartment that she rents? Either way, I don't see why the POA can't just let the siblings come in and select the memorabilia. Is there a Will and is anything mentioned in it about who gets what of the family stuff? How much stuff are we talking about? A whole house or just an apartment? Why does it need to be in storage for 2-3 months?
How is no money an excuse for not taking her to a nursing home if the doctor says she needs one and if she would qualify for medicaid to pay for it. No money is more of an argument for sending her to a nursing home if that is where she needs to be and you can't just send someone to a nursing home, they must meet certain criteria of need and how it will be paid for.
Is the POA working on getting medicaid for your mother? The application process for Medicaid involves looking back over bank statements for he past 5 years to see how the money has been spent, was it spent for her care and how much if any was gifted? Plus, your mother can only have so much in savings and only get so much money per month to qualify.
How old is your mother? What is the condition of her mental and physical health? Has her doctor said that she needs to be in a nursing home?
I'd also like to know how involved have you and the other siblings been in your mother's care or has all of this fallen upon the POA sibling? What difference is it going to make knowing how much money she gets from social security?
I would try having a family meeting with the POA to discuss what is going on first before trying to go over their head. If you take an antagonistic approach of accusing them, then that could damage family relationships.
Also, if you mom gets direct deposit, the amount of that deposit should be on the bank statement, if you have access to it.
Can you ask the POA outright to see the numbers? You might try to go over his head and Petition the court to get control, but that seems like a lot of work if this is the only issue you have with the POA. It take a lot of time to act as a POA I can relate. Though the document says I should be compensated for my time as a POA, there is no money for that so I end up devoting lots of time and energy for which I am not compensated. If you suspect something is amiss, I would discuss it and try to sort it out with the POA.