Managing someone else's affairs - Carers Support Merton

Managing someone else’s affairs

Many Carers find themselves frequently making every-day decisions for the person they care for and helping them manage their money or personal affairs.

Often the person you care for wants you to help them with their financial and property affairs and/or their health and welfare affairs.

It is important to make these arrangements formal and legal, especially if you feel the person’s mental capacity is deteriorating.

Mental capacity

The term ‘mental capacity’ is used to describe a person’s ability to make decisions.

Managing someone else’s financial affairs

There are various ways in which you can help someone with their financial affairs.

Managing someone else’s health and wellbeing affairs

Carers have the right to be consulted and listened to about the health and care plans of the cared-for person.

Managing someone else’s affairs

Mental capacity

Managing someone else’s financial affairs

Managing someone else’s health and wellbeing affairs

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