Good morning everyone,
I'm just trying to establish whether we need (or are likely to need at some point) a Court of Protection for my Nanna.
She has had Alzheimers for around 12 years and lives at a Care Home permanently. She is under Section 3 and is therefore fully funded by the LA (my Grandad does not contribute anything towards her care).
We do not have a Power Of Attorney and she is obviously not able to sign one at this point.
As far as my Grandparents finances go, they own their own home which my Grandad lives in, hold a joint bank account (my Mum is also named on the passbook) and the only income that they receive is both occupational and state pensions each, my Nanna receives pension credit and my Grandad received attendance allowance.
We recently had an issue regarding proof of her existence from an occupational pension provider which has hopefully now been resolved following some good advice from this forum but it did get me wondering if this is something which we need to obtain.
Obviously it is quite costly and my Grandad is reluctant to pay for it if it is unlikely that it will ever be needed.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Many thanks!
Emma
I'm just trying to establish whether we need (or are likely to need at some point) a Court of Protection for my Nanna.
She has had Alzheimers for around 12 years and lives at a Care Home permanently. She is under Section 3 and is therefore fully funded by the LA (my Grandad does not contribute anything towards her care).
We do not have a Power Of Attorney and she is obviously not able to sign one at this point.
As far as my Grandparents finances go, they own their own home which my Grandad lives in, hold a joint bank account (my Mum is also named on the passbook) and the only income that they receive is both occupational and state pensions each, my Nanna receives pension credit and my Grandad received attendance allowance.
We recently had an issue regarding proof of her existence from an occupational pension provider which has hopefully now been resolved following some good advice from this forum but it did get me wondering if this is something which we need to obtain.
Obviously it is quite costly and my Grandad is reluctant to pay for it if it is unlikely that it will ever be needed.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Many thanks!
Emma