Capacity Assessment to create an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)
Carried out to support the legal arrangement of a person (the donor) appointing one or more individuals (the attorneys) to make decisions on their behalf in the event they lose capacity in the future.
Dr Conor O Dwyer
Medical Director
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a legal arrangement where a person (the donor) appoints one or more individuals (the attorneys) to make decisions on their behalf if they lose capacity in the future.
Under the 2015 Act, an EPA can cover decisions such as:
Personal welfare (e.g., healthcare, housing, daily living)
Property and affairs (e.g., finances, bills, managing assets)
The EPA only comes into effect once the donor loses capacity and the EPA is registered with the Decision Support Service (DSS).
Assessment duration: 1 hour +
