Power of Attorney - will changes?

[Chocolategirl79]

FIL is in a nursing home and although he doesn't have a dementia diagnosis, he is regularly very confused.
He has a friend (a young woman) who we are convinced he was giving considerable amounts of cash to her when he was living independently. He worries about how she is managing (we are worried about how to pay his nursing home fees) and has mentioned changing his will to leave her money (if there is anything left). Can he do this ? Or can we stop it through POA? She's not a good influence on him - brings him alcohol and encourages his drinking - which he shouldn't be doing.

The fact he has dementia does not stop him changing his will provided he has testamentary capacity at the time, i.e. he understands what he is doing, the extent of his estate and the claims of those who might expect to benefit from his will, and is not suffering from a mental illness that influences him in the making of the will. Having POA does not remove his right to change his will.