PROMOTION LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY Not just for the élderly It is never too early to plan for the future, to ease the potential burden on loved ones and to give you and your family peace of mind ME ore people have been condition. Dementia does not just LPA can be used while someone still has capacity, whereas a Health and Welfare LPA can only be used once affect the elderly though - there are currently 40,000 people aged under 65 living with dementia in the UK, not they have lost capacity. exactly ekderly by today's standards. prompted to make a Will during the Covid-19 pandemic but having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is just as important, if not more Important, than making a Will. An LPA is a legal document that allows you to choose someone you trust to make decisions for you if you are not able to make them yoursellf. When thinking about LPAS, most people believe that they are for the elderly and they are too young to make an LPA. However, severe Before choosing who to appoint, it is important that careful consideration is given to who has the right skills, time and willingness to be your attorney. It needs to be someone you trust and have People living with dementia or serious brain injuries may no longer be able to make certain decisions for themselves or deal with their financial affairs, either temporarily or permanently. Once someone has lost confidence in to make best interest the capacity to make these decisions for themselves, it is already too late to make an LPA. Ifthey have not got an decisions on your behalf. We always recommend putting an LPA in place sooner rather than later. LPA in place, their next of kin will not be able to access bank accounts, pay bills and manage finances without applying to the Court of Protection to be appolnted as a Deputy. The process of appointinga Deputy is more hospital in the UK with a brain injury, complex and time consuming than You can arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney whilst you are young and in full health, long before you are likely to need it and with no intention of needing to use it for many years to accidents, a stroke, heart attack or cancer can affect you at any age and could leave you reliant on others to help with crucial decisions. Every 90 seconds someone is admitted to come - ifat all. We like to think of as a result of traffic or contact-sport accidents for example. Thankfully. the majority will experience no an LPA as a type of insurance policy, giving you and your family peace of mind but hopefully never needed. putting an LPA in place, and it is more expensive - not something you should have to think about when someone lasting effects, however many others you love is seriously ill following an accident or who has been diagnosed with dementia and is losing their will be left with a traumatic brain injury that can have devastating and lifelong effects. Progressive age related conditions mental capacity. There are two types of LPA: one to cover decisions about money For information pleoase contact Jane Burbidge. Partner, Wils, Tax Trust and Probate by email at jane.burbidgeeforbessolicitors.co.uk such as dementia are on the increase. More than 800,000 people in the UK have dementia, and the Alzheimer's matters, known as a Property and Financial Affairs LPA, and one to Society predicts this will rise to more than one million by 2025 and to double by 20so. One in five people aged over 85 already have the or call on 01772 220 022. cover decisions about social care and medical treatment, known as a Health and Welfare LPA. A key difference is that a Property and Financial Affairs Togetherf we arel forbes forbessolicitors. Offions in Accrington, Blackbun, Central Lancashiro, Chorley. Loeds, Manchester and Preston www.forbessolicitors.co.uk PROMOTION LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY Not just for the élderly It is never too early to plan for the future, to ease the potential burden on loved ones and to give you and your family peace of mind ME ore people have been condition. Dementia does not just LPA can be used while someone still has capacity, whereas a Health and Welfare LPA can only be used once affect the elderly though - there are currently 40,000 people aged under 65 living with dementia in the UK, not they have lost capacity. exactly ekderly by today's standards. prompted to make a Will during the Covid-19 pandemic but having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is just as important, if not more Important, than making a Will. An LPA is a legal document that allows you to choose someone you trust to make decisions for you if you are not able to make them yoursellf. When thinking about LPAS, most people believe that they are for the elderly and they are too young to make an LPA. However, severe Before choosing who to appoint, it is important that careful consideration is given to who has the right skills, time and willingness to be your attorney. It needs to be someone you trust and have People living with dementia or serious brain injuries may no longer be able to make certain decisions for themselves or deal with their financial affairs, either temporarily or permanently. Once someone has lost confidence in to make best interest the capacity to make these decisions for themselves, it is already too late to make an LPA. Ifthey have not got an decisions on your behalf. We always recommend putting an LPA in place sooner rather than later. LPA in place, their next of kin will not be able to access bank accounts, pay bills and manage finances without applying to the Court of Protection to be appolnted as a Deputy. The process of appointinga Deputy is more hospital in the UK with a brain injury, complex and time consuming than You can arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney whilst you are young and in full health, long before you are likely to need it and with no intention of needing to use it for many years to accidents, a stroke, heart attack or cancer can affect you at any age and could leave you reliant on others to help with crucial decisions. Every 90 seconds someone is admitted to come - ifat all. We like to think of as a result of traffic or contact-sport accidents for example. Thankfully. the majority will experience no an LPA as a type of insurance policy, giving you and your family peace of mind but hopefully never needed. putting an LPA in place, and it is more expensive - not something you should have to think about when someone lasting effects, however many others you love is seriously ill following an accident or who has been diagnosed with dementia and is losing their will be left with a traumatic brain injury that can have devastating and lifelong effects. Progressive age related conditions mental capacity. There are two types of LPA: one to cover decisions about money For information pleoase contact Jane Burbidge. Partner, Wils, Tax Trust and Probate by email at jane.burbidgeeforbessolicitors.co.uk such as dementia are on the increase. More than 800,000 people in the UK have dementia, and the Alzheimer's matters, known as a Property and Financial Affairs LPA, and one to Society predicts this will rise to more than one million by 2025 and to double by 20so. One in five people aged over 85 already have the or call on 01772 220 022. cover decisions about social care and medical treatment, known as a Health and Welfare LPA. A key difference is that a Property and Financial Affairs Togetherf we arel forbes forbessolicitors. Offions in Accrington, Blackbun, Central Lancashiro, Chorley. Loeds, Manchester and Preston www.forbessolicitors.co.uk