answer:Because I am an only child, I do not qualify to answer this question regarding family members living far apart. But we still had our issues. I knew the law looks hard at someone who has both financial and medical power of attorney. For that reason I begged not to be made to have to handle both. I took care of the medical part, and my son in law took care of the financial part. The problem came in because Dad didn’t like how we were helping him, even though the use of funds was legitimate. It finally got so bad that he accused ME of stealing from him, and so I told him he had to move to an assisted living center because I couldn’t take care of him anymore. Abuse of the elderly is big business for attorneys, and I knew someone would be more than happy to take him on and lift both of us of our cash. It made me really sad because I intended to take care of my father until his last breath.