Originally Posted by
Refiner 
I think it's state by state now. And I know in Indiana there is absolutely nothing you can do to get committed, bc if anyone needs to be committed, it's the ex-wife of my friend. They've closed down all the mental institutions (during Reagan era) that were federally run then the states shut all theirs down. That's a big reason for the large homeless population.
He is in the UK, so has to either give us power of attorney or be declared unfit. If he is not competent then the government can sieze his assets and use them to pay for a care home. I can't see this happening, if his carers have already stopped visiting it would be because he has convinced them he can manage on his own. He could, if he was sober.
I will try to go down this route again though. I tried to get him into sheltered /assisted living and was going to pay for this but he refused and it wouldn't have stopped his drinking just removed the risk of living in a house with stairs.