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A Lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal tool that lets you choose someone you trust to make decisions for you. There are two different types of LPA: property and affairs LPA and health and welfare LPA. LPAs can make things easier for you and the people you are close to as your dementia progresses.
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Planning ahead using the Mental Capacity Act
Planning ahead using the Mental Capacity Act .A person with dementia can use the Mental Capacity Act to plan ahead in case they lose mental capacity to make certain decisions in the future.
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Lasting powers of attorney and deputies
Lasting powers of attorney and deputies .The Mental Health Act does not affect the power that attorneys or deputies have to make decisions about the person with dementia's welfare or property and affairs.
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Lasting power of attorney – useful organisations
Lasting power of attorney – useful organisations .Find out about other organisations that can help with Lasting power of attorney.
Advance decisions and Lasting power of attorney
Advance decisions and Lasting power of attorney .As well as making an advance decision, you might have made or be thinking about making a Lasting power of attorney (LPA) for health and welfare.
Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland
Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland .Enduring power of attorney is a way of legally giving another person or people the ability to make decisions about your property and finances on your behalf.
How do I make a Lasting power of attorney?
How do I make a Lasting power of attorney? .To make a Lasting power of attorney (LPA), you need to fill out a form and register your LPA with the Office of Public Guardian (OPG). The OPG can also help with any questions or complaints about your LPA.
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How to make an Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland
How to make an Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland .Read information to help if you are making an Enduring power of attorney (EPA) in Northern Ireland.
Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland - useful organisations
Enduring power of attorney in Northern Ireland - useful organisations .Find other useful organisations and resources relating to Enduring power of attorney and controllership in Northern Ireland.
Why Lasting power of attorney matters after a dementia diagnosis
Why Lasting power of attorney matters after a dementia diagnosis .Saskia was a teenager when she first noticed changes in her mum, Teresa. It took Teresa eight years to get a diagnosis, but Saskia explains that she no longer has capacity to understand it or consent to a Lasting power of attorney.
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