My friend has power of attorney for her aunt who has dementia she has been in a care home for 18 months which is 230 mile round trip to visit her .my friend has found a very suitable care home just a mile from her home .but social services said she cannot go because she was given a deprivation order because she kept trying to escape .she has breast cancer and is receiving treatment but will only go to hospital if my friend takes her ,which means a long journey .sureley the home cannot make her stay there.and her life would be in danger if she does not get treatment.can someone give advice please
Power of attorney
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I take it that the Court of Protection had to make a decision about where she would live. If that is true, then Im afraid that the only way to change this is to make a new application to the Court of Protection to ask them to make a new decision about her moving to a new care home. This is not cheap, though (£400 court fees) and the court may not decide in your friends favour, so its a bit of a gamble.
COP Deprivation Orders are usually only made in a domestic setting.
For care homes and hospitals an LPS (liberty protection safeguard) is more normal.
In a care home these are authorised by the LA, it should be possible to move care homes and the new LA authority organise the LPS
A best interests meeting could be held , the journey for cancer treatment may sway it.
Is she self funding?
https://www.scie.org.uk/mca/dols/practice/lps .
For care homes and hospitals an LPS (liberty protection safeguard) is more normal.
In a care home these are authorised by the LA, it should be possible to move care homes and the new LA authority organise the LPS
A best interests meeting could be held , the journey for cancer treatment may sway it.
Is she self funding?
https://www.scie.org.uk/mca/dols/practice/lps .
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