Just after a bit of advice with regards to POA (Health & Welfare).
Last April, my nan had a 2 week Mental Capacity Assessment by the OT. I was invited in for a Best of Interest Meeting, where they deemed her unable to have the capacity to make her own decisions (they wanted her to be in 24 hour care, she didn't want to go). At this point they didn't know that I had POA, and to be honest they wasn't very impressed when I produced the documents!.
About a week or so after when they had convinced her to go into 24 hour care they invited me in again and said that they thought she had got capacity and now she wanted the care on offer - I obviously disputed this and she was sent home.
Move on a year later my nan is now in hospital and yet again I have a Best of Interest meeting, she has never wanted to go into 24 hour care, but the consultant has told her that is what she has to do, her mental capacity is so limited (declined massively since last year) that she thinks this is her only option and that is what she has to do so agreeing with everything that anyone says. I've informed the hospital about my POA being in place but they are disputing this saying she knows what she is saying... anyone sitting with her would see this differently. She doesn't understand that if she goes in it's for good, she thinks if she doesn't like it she can just go back to hospital. She constantly says the same things over and over again and doesn't take on board anything that is said to her.
So, after a brief oversight into my constant battle can they choose to acknowledge and then disregard my POA?
Just to add she has an excellent care package with 6 calls a day with the carers doing everything for her.
Last April, my nan had a 2 week Mental Capacity Assessment by the OT. I was invited in for a Best of Interest Meeting, where they deemed her unable to have the capacity to make her own decisions (they wanted her to be in 24 hour care, she didn't want to go). At this point they didn't know that I had POA, and to be honest they wasn't very impressed when I produced the documents!.
About a week or so after when they had convinced her to go into 24 hour care they invited me in again and said that they thought she had got capacity and now she wanted the care on offer - I obviously disputed this and she was sent home.
Move on a year later my nan is now in hospital and yet again I have a Best of Interest meeting, she has never wanted to go into 24 hour care, but the consultant has told her that is what she has to do, her mental capacity is so limited (declined massively since last year) that she thinks this is her only option and that is what she has to do so agreeing with everything that anyone says. I've informed the hospital about my POA being in place but they are disputing this saying she knows what she is saying... anyone sitting with her would see this differently. She doesn't understand that if she goes in it's for good, she thinks if she doesn't like it she can just go back to hospital. She constantly says the same things over and over again and doesn't take on board anything that is said to her.
So, after a brief oversight into my constant battle can they choose to acknowledge and then disregard my POA?
Just to add she has an excellent care package with 6 calls a day with the carers doing everything for her.