Power of Attorney - looking for advice

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My Mam is 89 and in early stage of memory loss. The geriatrician she is attending has advised having a Power of Attorney drawn up. My Mams solicitor is a relative, her will was also written up by this person, I set up an appointment for my Mam with her solicitor in June, she attended on her own and mentioned afterwards she had signed numerous forms. All good so far, however, too date there has been no further development, I am not expecting her solicitor to divulge any information etc., however, I am concerned that after three months there has been no further communication.

I am aware that this is a long and slow process. I would have thought that a very early step in the process would be to have a Doctor confirm that my Mam was of sound mind to be able to make the decisions that she made. To date, there has been no communication from the solicitor, my Mams memory is declining rapidly and I am worried that she may reach the stage where a Doctor may not sign the letter. My concern is that my Mam can be looked after and we can make the decisions to help and support her.
I have sent a few WhatsApp messages to the solicitor asking him to give me a call so I can understand the process and to be sure that it is moving along as it should be, however, despite him reading the messages there has been no response. I'm just looking to understand if the process is usually this slow.
Thanks in advance for any advice
 
It is slow but it sounds to me like the solicitor isn’t willing to engage. Lots are not familiar with the new process and I called about 6 before I found one who would assist us.

The new process is not user friendly IMO as it starts off with the person setting up an online account and signing up. Like seriously!

Get on the phone and call around a few more solicitors. It takes months so don’t delay.

You need the doctor to sign the form, I think maybe you can go ahead with that. We took dad to his GP who was very familiar with the process, not the legal side but the medical. He asked dad questions, filled in the form and also asked dad privately whether we kids were pressuring him etc.
You can download the form

https://www.decisionsupportservice.ie/services/enduring-power-attorney-epa
 
Thanks for the advise, I will download the form and arrange for Mam to attend her Doctor, and as you suggest maybe look to engage a different solicitor.
 
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