Dementia and Care Home Considerations

Going into a Care Home

Moving into a care home is a big life change and can be emotionally and practically overwhelming.

Making sure that your personal affairs are in place and up to date will give you peace of mind that your housing, medical and financial decisions are managed by your trusted loved ones and in accordance with your wishes.

Some care homes even insist on a LPA being in place before they can formally admit a resident.

Is your Will up to date?

Moving into a care home often means major changes to your finances, such as selling a family home to fund your care.

If you do not already have a Will in place, now would be a good time to think about how you would like your estate to pass in the event of your death.

If you do already have a Will in place, now would be a good time to review your Will and decide if it is still appropriate for your circumstances.

For more information on Wills, see here.

Why a Lasting Power of Attorney is crucial

Having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) ensures that a person or people of your choosing can legally step in and manage your affairs.

There are two types of Lasting Powers of Attorney:

Lasting Power of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs
This allows your Attorneys to make financial and property related decisions on your behalf, such as managing your bank accounts, paying your bills and care home fees and renting or selling your property to fund care fees should the need arise.
With your permission the Lasting Power of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs can be used as soon as it is registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. It can also be used if you lose your mental capacity.
Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare
This allows your Attorneys to make decisions about your daily routine, medical care and which care home is most suitable for you if you lose the mental capacity to decide yourself. It also allows your Attorneys to give or refuse consent to life-saving medical treatment. The Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare only comes into effect if you lose mental capacity.
The Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare only comes into effect if you lose mental capacity.

Both types of Lasting Powers of Attorney need to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian and the registration process can take 6 months.

For more information on Lasting Powers of Attorneys see here.

Protecting your Home

For many families, one of the most pressing concerns is whether their home will need to be sold to pay for care fees. The rules surrounding care funding can be complex, and misunderstanding them can lead to unnecessary anxiety and costly mistakes.

Living with Dementia

It can be possible for a person living with Dementia to make a Will, however, timing is key. Find out more about Will Writing and Dementia here:

How Jordans can help

Our team is made up of highly experienced lawyers who are specialists in this area of law. They are here to listen to your wishes and to provide expert advice whilst being committed to excellent client care through a client focused, efficient and cost effective service.

Our Team

Lisa McGirr

Professional, helpful, thorough. Navigated myself and my sister through a difficult process and took the worry away.

Sabrina Nelson

Sabrina delivered a 5* service: efficient, professional, prepared and organised. Sabrina listened very well and answered questions very well. Sabrina focused on the task which was very well achieved. It was a pleasure to work with Sabrina. I recommend her highly and would have her on my team without hesitation.

Sabrina Nelson

I was impressed in the way my Will was handled. Informative and friendly staff made me feel very comfortable

Sophie Costello

All the staff we had dealings with were pleasant, helpful and efficient. Sophie, the Solicitor we dealt with was knowledgeable and made the process easy for us. She was also very pleasant to deal with. Overall a complicated procedure made much easier for us.

Kerri Campsall

Very satisfied with efficient and professional services provided at Jordans Solicitors, Thank you

Sabrina Nelson

Sabrina was very patient with us and explained everything throughout. She is very approachable with a gentle sense of humour - highly recommend.

Sophie Costello

"I have been a client of Jordan’s Solicitors for some years. It was reassuring to meet Sophie Costello whose support and professionalism was excellent."

Kerri Campsall

Excellent service would recommend to friends and family

Sophie Costello

Many people are put off putting in place these vital documents (Wills and LPAs) because of the issues they cover. Don’t be! I have no hesitation in encouraging people to get on and do it and would recommend Sophie as an ideal Solicitor to reassure you and deliver the documents that suit your circumstances and needs.

Sophie Costello

Sophie Costello at Jordans was recommended. All 3 documents were delivered promptly, efficiently and to time and budget. What made the difference was the engaging personality of Sophie. She combined detailed knowledge of the legal and financial aspects of these issues with a warmth and empathetic manner that ensured the sensitive aspects of these issues were fully but carefully explained.

Charley Griffiths

Charley dealt with us in a very efficient and friendly manner. The advice we were given was easy to understand and helped us to achieve our aims.

Sophie Costello

Sophie and Charley dealt with us in a very efficient and friendly manner. The advice we were given was easy to understand and helped us to achieve our aims.

Sophie Costello

Sophie couldn't have been more helpful when preparing our Wills.

Sabrina Nelson

I found Sabrina to be friendly and approachable. She was knowledgable and answered all my questions clearly. This was my second Will with Jordans as my circumstances had changed, but Sabrina made it an easy and quick experience.

Lisa McGirr

Gave us a fixed price up front. Lisa moved quickly and efficiently to get the job done. We were kept informed with relevant information. Very satisfied with the service.

Sophie Costello

Sophie Costello took over my affairs and was also very approachable and helpful in concluding my husbands business. My grateful thanks to you.

Kerri Campsall

Very helpful and the process was easier to follow than I'd imagined.

Sabrina Nelson

Sabrina was very helpful and supportive to me and my son. She explained everything to us in simple and easy to understand language. She was very kind, polite and understanding and I felt at ease talking to her. We are very happy and pleased that Sabrina was our Solicitor.

Sabrina Nelson

Have been using Jordans for many years and have found they are a very good solicitors.