Need to ban a family member from the internet!!! (vent)

Has anyone had a chaplain, priest or other appropriate clergy person, social worker, or somebody sit down with the POA and see if they can figure out why she won't let go?
Yes, both a SW and a chaplain have met with the family. The POA is convinced it's "just an infection" and she'll bounce back any day now.

Maybe she feels duty bound to do everything possible, maybe she just loves Grandma so much that she can't stand to see her go and doesn't realize that she is probably suffering. Or is she?
POA was with her for only the first couple of day and then went back home, in another state. No matter how often or how well the nurses and MD explain what is happening she just won't accept it.

Is Granny ready to go? Yes

Is she conscious and can she participate in making her wishes known at all? Is she suffering, that's what I'd want to know.
No, she is not conscious. Pupils are fixed. No response to verbal or tactile stimuli. Maybe a slight fluttering of eyelids to a sternal rub.

Also, why is the doctor giving fluids if it's not in the pt's best interest? Fear of POA suing?Probably.

If the POA is really over the top, someone can go to court and apply for guardianship/POA replacement, I should think.

Is there an Ethics committee? I don't think we have one in-house; I work at a very small LTC facility.

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And for some reason, when I hit "submit" it says the above post is "too short"???