Hi
My father is now in a residential care home due to quick onset dementia. He lived alone and ended up in hospital with delirium. He was then moved to an assessment unit and they diagnosed unspecified dementia.
He was moved to residential care which is fully funded. However, he rented his property and received benefits which someone needs to take care of as well as his bank account to cancel direct debits etc.
I'm his next of kin/nearest relative and I'm trying to get deputyship as he had no LPA in place. I can't seem to get anyone (medical professional etc) to sign the paperwork to say he's not mentally competent. The hospital said it was the social worker, the social worker said it has to be the GP and the GP say it should be the care home.
Can anyone help please? I feel like this is never going to happen. There is no dispute between the family about me doing it but it all needs to be official
My father is now in a residential care home due to quick onset dementia. He lived alone and ended up in hospital with delirium. He was then moved to an assessment unit and they diagnosed unspecified dementia.
He was moved to residential care which is fully funded. However, he rented his property and received benefits which someone needs to take care of as well as his bank account to cancel direct debits etc.
I'm his next of kin/nearest relative and I'm trying to get deputyship as he had no LPA in place. I can't seem to get anyone (medical professional etc) to sign the paperwork to say he's not mentally competent. The hospital said it was the social worker, the social worker said it has to be the GP and the GP say it should be the care home.
Can anyone help please? I feel like this is never going to happen. There is no dispute between the family about me doing it but it all needs to be official