Legal Question in Elder Law in New York

POA and family member in a nursing home

My mother is POA for my ailing grandmother, now in assisted living care through Loretto healthcare (she had homecare until 7 wks ago thru the same institution). I am the co-HCP. My mother also has grandma's house in her name for over 10 years now. She is trying to force me out of my house which is in my name in the same city to live in grandma's house, and claims she will ''sign over the house when grandma dies'' to me. Since the house is already in mom's name, I asked her to sign over the home to me now, and she refuses. Is this legal? Grandma has no say; she is demented and no longer living in the home. I am refusing this offer, stating why would I give up my home in my name, to a 'maybe' thing (mom is a notorious mind-changer and a drinker). Legally, the house is my mothers; I told her to do what she wanted with it, and now she's saying I have ''no inheritance'', so I'll get ''nothing''. (Grandma is on Medicare and Medicaid). Is it right for me to walk away and refuse this? I have no intention of moving ''right this minute'' and giving my house up in this market for ''mom's word'' on the subject. She is the sole POA; my other issue is that she is not listening to me about healthcare advice, I have 20 yrs in the field. Thanks

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