Hi
@happyhacker
Sister and I are both Attorneys for our dad and to be honest we don't use dads LPA to buy gifts for relatives as dad doesn't recall birthdays etc any longer.
Family has accepted that dad just can't remember that there was a time he would along with our late mother treat family members for Christmas Birthdays etc.
I must admit I did feel a little sad that dad didn't realize it was my 60th birthday last year a card would have been nice but this is the way things are now ?.
I do dads shopping as he still lives at home with Carers coming in daily and keep all his shopping receipts in case they are requested ?
Dad doesn't have a lot of money a little bit in savings and his State and Post Office Pensions so we are pretty careful with his expenditure but his needs are met dad rarely actually asks for anything and equally doesn't volunteer to give anything away
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Dad pays towards his care visits but not the whole amount.
Can I ask out of curiosity how often do the OPG require a Financial report as we only registered dads LPA with the bank about a year ago.
I have used the POA Bank Card to do dads shopping for just a few months now or is a Financial Report only needed if someone is appointed a Deputy for someones financial affairs?
I suppose regarding gifts it would very much depend on someones financial circumstances and if the gifts of money etc would compromise the PWD future care needs.