Advice and practical tips for supporting an LGBTQ+ person living with dementia to make plans for their future, including accessing care and appointing someone to make decisions.

Find out what it means to be a deputy for a person living with dementia in England or Wales, including who can be a deputy and what it involves.

How and when a person with dementia is discharged from hospital will depend on their circumstances. Some people will not be well enough to leave hospital and will need end of life care. Depending on their needs, there are different places a person with dementia may be discharged to after a stay in hospital.

There may come a time when a person with dementia needs to go into hospital. This could be planned, such as tests and treatment, or it might be unplanned, following an emergency. This guidance can help you prepare for both. 

From the August/September 2015 issue of our magazine, our Ask an expert column looks at how 'next of kin' doesn't have the legal meaning we might think.

If you have not made an EPA and you become unable to manage your affairs, it may be necessary to appoint a controller to manage them on your behalf. Find out more on this page.  

Enduring power of attorney is a way of legally giving another person or people the ability to make decisions about your property and finances on your behalf.

There will be important decisions to make as the person nears the end of life, including whether they should be resuscitated if they have a heart attack, and any religious practices they want observed. Advance care planning can help to ensure that a person's wishes are known and respected.