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[Jimmy-T]

My elderly mother is currently being assessed in a nursing home to see if she can look after herself or needs more hands-on help. She is in one of the areas of Scotland hardest-hit by Covid-19 and has spent the last few months literally locked in her flat in an assisted living facility. In …
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This situation is not dissimilar in nature to my mothers a few years ago except she was living in her own property [nb I didn’t have Power of Attorney]. Because no PoA, it was necessary for me to apply to the https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/court-of-protection (COP) to be made a deputy to manage my Mum’s Property and Financial (P&F) matters….it took a couple of years, a few £thousand plus a specialist COP solicitor but made it in the end without her harming herself in the kitchen (gas & electricity !!) etc….eventually (2 years) she had to go into 24×7 care as she was diagnosed with dementia.

BTW I think Scotland has it’s own COP, but not certain. If the mother in this case has a lease or other agreement with the Strata, then if her mental capacity can be assessed (happens in the COP process) to allow other person(s)to make P&F decisions on her behalf. This is what being a COP deputy allowed me to do.

I used to get the [none of your business” attitude from authorities] as well until I became the COP deputy. Amazing what that single piece of paper achieved. This all happened in the London area, I spent about 5 years travelling from Australia to sort things. On retrospect glad I didn’t just leave it re above comment “feedback we are getting is that you can’t do much until something awful happens “. Also perhaps read https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/legal-issues/ for more info.

ps there is also a COP process to obtain a Personal Welfare deputyship, this is even more involved my solicitor informed me and did not take this path (relied on the Property and Financial affairs deputyship only)
pps I can provide solicitor contact details privately if requested for England only.

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[Jimmy-T]

I have been in touch with an organisation called the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN). This is a national body with links to state-based services for older people.  They have assured me that if you are concerned about the safety and well-being of an older resident in your block, they will refer you to a state organisation as your first port of call.

Just bear in mind that they are solely concerned with the well-being of the elderly resident, although so many aspects of community life will flow from that. They are on 1800 700 600 and that number will connect you directly to the state-based organisation where you live.

Or you can go on their website and fill in a contact form and they will call you back (they do, trust me, I tried it and it worked).

 

 

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