Losing capacity checklist

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Is there a checklist anywhere of things which should be double checked when someone has a prognosis that they may lose capacity in the foreseeable future? LPAs, wills ... etc
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You can register a Financial LPA with the DWP so that you can adminster benefits for someone who has lost capacity.
It would be worth ensuring you know where their important documents are stored. I would also try to make a note of the names of any organisations they have any dealings with e.g. pension companies, insurerers, etc. If might help to make a note of any account numbers or reference numbers associated with the person that could help the organisation to identify the person.
https://www.gov.uk/become-appointee-for-someone-claiming-benefits
Otherwise once you’ve got the LPA sorted it’s more a question of maybe thinking about your own life and what would be important for other people to know if you were suddenly incapacitated. In terms of both the practicalities, but also some guidance as to how you would want your LPA to act in different circumstances if that level of detail isn’t in there. That might prompt some areas for discussion.