Sorry, it was long morning with the manager of the Extra Care Housing scheme. I gave her the POA forms for her records and she questioned everything. It was not signed by a solicitor, it needed a doctor to witness and attest to capacity, it should only be obtained when capacity is lost. I've never seen one signed by a chiropodist before.
She accepted it eventually, but was being a right pain before that. Surely if my partner's chiropodist witnessed all signatures and attested to C's capacity that is valid. C's chiropodist has know us for years, and was practice nurse before that, so she knows C and has some understanding of dementia. Also, if the OPG accepted the forms and stamped all the pages then it is valid.
I never thought we would need to activate it or inform too many people so long as C has capacity, but am now thinking I should register it at the GP and the bank. I already have authority from C to represent her at both the bank and the surgery, but it can't hurt just to get ahead of the game and avoid 1000 questions and all the bureaucracy at a later date when circumstances will already be difficult.
Does anyone know how I go about all that and what problems it might cause. Do I need to get every page signed again?
She accepted it eventually, but was being a right pain before that. Surely if my partner's chiropodist witnessed all signatures and attested to C's capacity that is valid. C's chiropodist has know us for years, and was practice nurse before that, so she knows C and has some understanding of dementia. Also, if the OPG accepted the forms and stamped all the pages then it is valid.
I never thought we would need to activate it or inform too many people so long as C has capacity, but am now thinking I should register it at the GP and the bank. I already have authority from C to represent her at both the bank and the surgery, but it can't hurt just to get ahead of the game and avoid 1000 questions and all the bureaucracy at a later date when circumstances will already be difficult.
Does anyone know how I go about all that and what problems it might cause. Do I need to get every page signed again?