Jabd2001 wrote:But, if you want a downside. I have a friend whose mother is ill with dementia and in a nursing home. She was initially self funding but has now become eligible for NHS continuing care. It was helpful for her to have a legally watertight PoA for Health and welfare when negotiating with the authorities about the funding.
In contrast, I held Health and welfare PoA for my father and it was never needed. The doctors discussed with us all how his final care should be managed.
Strange you should mention the NHS CHC...for people that don't know what that is, its where the NHS pick up the bill 100% for all the costs of being in a care home or nursing home or even in their own home and it's very difficult to get as I applied for that for her over 18 months ago and was unsuccessful on two occasions and am going through lengthy appeals procedures. She will die before that is resolved. I didn't find any issues with the NHS on the legal side for her health and welfare. Now she has just a few weeks or days to live the care home and her GP have said now she could now qualify under the NHS CHC fast track procedure where people are not expected to live beyond 3 months...I don't feel up to doing that at the moment as its like getting blood money..
So PoA has not been an issue at all although it may have been if she had been awarded CHC I don't know?