Hi,
My dad is now in a care home since September, he was diagnosed as having possible vascular dementia (still waiting for memory clinic appointment, was told it can take ages as there is a waiting list). Dad can get confused sometimes however I’m still able to have normal conversations with him just over a year after the unofficial diagnosis.
We were advised by dads social worker to apply for a LPA we questioned dads mental capacity and was told by the social worker “your dad still has capacity you just need to catch him on the right day” we left it for a few months as didn’t want to push dad when he was feeling anxious. Last couple of months dad has been ok and I raised the LPA with him and explained to him why it’s needed, why it would benefit him and he seems on board with it and understands however does get anxious over it (as he always has prior to all of this)
I know you need a certificate provider who will check dad’s understanding of it all, care home can’t (conflict of interest) social worker didn’t want to do it and his dr surgery didn’t want to do it. We found someone who has known dad for a very long time to check his understanding of it and he said he was willing to be the certificate provider. Which will happen on a particular day set as long as dad at the time is happy to go along with it, isn’t anxious and doesn’t show any memory problems.
Would any of you still apply for LPA as long as there is still an understanding to it? And as long as dad feels comfortable? Or do you think I should have taken it to the court of protection?
My dad is now in a care home since September, he was diagnosed as having possible vascular dementia (still waiting for memory clinic appointment, was told it can take ages as there is a waiting list). Dad can get confused sometimes however I’m still able to have normal conversations with him just over a year after the unofficial diagnosis.
We were advised by dads social worker to apply for a LPA we questioned dads mental capacity and was told by the social worker “your dad still has capacity you just need to catch him on the right day” we left it for a few months as didn’t want to push dad when he was feeling anxious. Last couple of months dad has been ok and I raised the LPA with him and explained to him why it’s needed, why it would benefit him and he seems on board with it and understands however does get anxious over it (as he always has prior to all of this)
I know you need a certificate provider who will check dad’s understanding of it all, care home can’t (conflict of interest) social worker didn’t want to do it and his dr surgery didn’t want to do it. We found someone who has known dad for a very long time to check his understanding of it and he said he was willing to be the certificate provider. Which will happen on a particular day set as long as dad at the time is happy to go along with it, isn’t anxious and doesn’t show any memory problems.
Would any of you still apply for LPA as long as there is still an understanding to it? And as long as dad feels comfortable? Or do you think I should have taken it to the court of protection?
