Health & Welfare LPA

Make Sure Someone You Trust Can Speak for You

A Health & Welfare LPA lets you appoint someone you trust to make decisions about your medical treatment, daily care, and living arrangements if you ever lose the ability to decide for yourself.

Unlike a Property & Financial Affairs LPA, this document can only be used once you've lost mental capacity. That's why it's so important to get it in place while you're well — once capacity is lost, it's too late.

After signing, Aaron handles the full registration with the Office of the Public Guardian. Registration currently takes around 20 weeks, which is why starting sooner rather than later matters.

Who Is This For?

• Anyone who wants a say in who makes their care and medical decisions
• People with strong preferences about their care (where they live, daily routines)
• Anyone who wants to record their wishes around life-sustaining treatment
• Families who want to avoid the cost and delay of a Court of Protection application
• People with early-stage health concerns who want to plan while they can

What's Included in Your Fixed Fee

• A consultation where Aaron helps you choose your attorneys and discuss your wishes
• Guidance on choosing the right attorneys — and what to do if your first choice can't act
• Discussion of your wishes around life-sustaining treatment
• Recording specific preferences for your care (where you want to live, daily routines)
• Guidance on whether attorneys should act jointly or independently
• Aaron acts as your Certificate Provider — confirming you understand the document
• Full OPG registration

What's Not Included (Available If You Need Them)

• Medical capacity assessment — if there are concerns about your capacity, a formal medical opinion may be required. This is a third-party cost set by the GP or specialist (quoted separately)
• Complex or unusual instructions/restrictions — bespoke conditions beyond standard arrangements (quoted separately)
• Replacement of attorneys after registration (quoted separately)
• Changes to a registered LPA (quoted separately)

Your situation may be entirely straightforward and not require any of these.

What Happens If You Don't Act?

Without a Health & Welfare LPA, if you lose capacity, your family would need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order — a process that typically costs thousands of pounds, takes many months, and means a court-appointed deputy (who may not be the person you'd have chosen) makes decisions about your care, medical treatment, and living arrangements. An LPA at £550 + VAT costs a fraction of what a Court of Protection application would.

Why Choose Safe Harbour?

• Aaron personally handles your matter from start to finish — never delegated
• Fixed fees confirmed before we begin — no hourly rates, no surprises
• Aaron acts as your Certificate Provider at no extra cost
• Home visits available across Bridlington and East Yorkshire
• SRA-regulated with full professional indemnity insurance

You May Also Need

• Property & Financial Affairs LPA — this LPA covers your health and care, but not your finances. A Property & Financial LPA ensures someone you trust can manage your money and property too. Save £150 by bundling both into Complete LPA Protection.
• Complete LPA Protection — both LPA types in one streamlined package for the best value
• A Will — LPAs protect you during your lifetime, a Will protects your family after death. Together they provide complete coverage.