Legal work affecting older or vulnerable adults in care, finance and property, covering incapacity and decision‑making, care funding, care home and home‑care contracts, alleged financial abuse and disputes over placements or funding. Solicitors draft and register lasting powers of attorney, apply to the Court of Protection for deputyship, advise on means testing and deferred payment agreements under the Care Act 2014, challenge local authority or NHS funding decisions, and act for care providers on Care Quality Commission compliance and provider contracts. Medical capacity assessments, statutory funding tests and regulatory inspection processes shape the timetable and evidence that solicitors gather.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Work commonly requires handling statutory regimes and formal procedures: Mental Capacity Act 2005 Court of Protection applications and Office of the Public Guardian registrations, Care Act 2014 charging and deferred payment arrangements, NHS continuing healthcare assessments and CQC regulatory processes. A solicitor prepares the legal applications, manages client and clinical evidence, negotiates with local authorities and health commissioners, and deals with contractual terms and enforcement against care providers or estates.