By making a personal welfare LPA, you can appoint a trusted person (known as your attorney) to make decisions about:

• Where you should live and who you should live with
• Your day-to-day care, including diet and dress
• Who you should have contact with
• Consenting or refusing medical examinations and treatment on your behalf
• Arrangements needed for your medical, dental or optical treatment
• Assessments for and provision of community care services
• Whether you should take part in social activities, leisure activities, education or training
• Your personal correspondence and papers
• Rights of access of personal information about you
• Complaints about your care or treatment