A 82-year-old man in a care home has a Property and Financial Affairs LPA registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. His attorney (daughter) w...

Question

A 82-year-old man in a care home has a Property and Financial Affairs LPA registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. His attorney (daughter) wishes to make a decision about whether he should receive a flu vaccination. Can the Property and Financial Affairs LPA attorney make this health decision?

Accepted Answer

No - a Property and Financial Affairs LPA does not authorise health and welfare decisions

Answer

Yes - the LPA covers all decisions including health

Answer

Yes - if the GP agrees

Answer

Yes - but only if the patient has also lost capacity for financial decisions

Answer

Yes - the daughter can make any decision as next of kin

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): LPA Types - Property vs Health and Welfare