The wallpaper in the hallway has been there since before you learned to drive. The basement shelves are lined with paint cans for rooms that were redecorated a decade ago. And the kitchen cabinets? Four corkscrews, two broken blenders, and a fondue set from 1978.
A medical power of attorney authorizes someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf, while a financial power of attorney authorizes someone to manage money and property matters. They are two separate legal documents, and one cannot substitute for the other.
You're sitting at your kitchen table after a long day, toggling between two browser windows. One shows hourly rates for home health aides in Burlington County. The other shows monthly fees for assisted living communities near Mount Laurel. The numbers look completely different, and you're not sure how to compare them.