How to get power of attorney
My Niece has been institutionalized with Alzheimers. I am the last living relative and have been asked if I want to have power of attorney.
1. I don't know how this is done. I've Googled it but it only tells how I, me, myself can give power of attorney to someone else, not how I claim it. So how do I receive it?
2. My Niece lives in a home for those with Alzheimers or Memory Loss, to put it kindly, in Boston, Mass. I live in Tucson, Arizona. This is a sticky situation as I can't be flying back and forth Tucson/Boston. Is it possible to have the power of attorney and live so far away and communicate only by phone, emails, etc.
Thanks