The son thought his sister was having a power of attorney for health reasons notarized. 

They must be notarized, the notary attests to the fact that the persons named in the foregoing instrument were in fact the persons exeuting the document.

Based on their bank's particular rules, it is certainly possible you may find one that is willing to open with notarized signatures and certified copies of approved personal identification.  

But hey you deal with the cards that are dealt you.WE do our own closings frequently throughout the year.. we can call customer service and get a date down on the phone in 90 seconds.. and we can have them send over the last recorded deed in 60 seconds then I can just make a new deed.. go get it signed and notarized and have my secretary run to the recorders office and file it..

You hand them one copy and keep the other to get it notarized.

Just not mortgage documents or documents that need to be notarized.  

If not, are there any good guides out there on how to W2 as household employer and what minimum benefits I would have to provide?

I notarize loan documents for the mortgage, real estate and commercial real estate industry.

Are you saying you advise that we should have not?  Are

Also a real person is notarized as owner of record.