mental capacity discharge hospital

mad_spaniel

Just an update on things and a thanks to everyone who input previously. Mum was placed in a care home on discharge from hospital, initially with 4 weeks Health care funding, now extended by a further 4 weeks pending further reassessment at a date to be arranged to gauge Mum's physical status. I downloaded the Decision Support tool from the internet and attended the meeting with the NHS rep, Social Worker and care home representative. I didn't expect Mum to get Health care funding because of the stated difficulty in getting it, but was surprised at the depth of questions asked at the meeting. It was very thorough and lasted for over 2 hours.

pphillips

Without a Power of Attorney in place, B has no right to interfere. He would have to apply to the court of protection first and be granted a deputyship.

elsien

It is very difficult to get a deputyship for welfare decisions - the CoP generally sticks with the best interests process.