Ditto RockChucker. You don't have any medical experts working at the bank so rather than inject yourself into what could be a family dispute, a clean break between one ownership type and another is the way to go.
The medical status of the joint owner is really a red herring in this discussion. See this recent thread from last week. It links to several discussions regarding the removal of joint owners.
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