Planning for the Future Service
- Location: Age UK Islington
- Price: £0.00
Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Islington - Head Office's catchment area.
Take action now to consider ‘end of life’ plans such as funeral planning, making a will and how you can best record and share your wishes through our Planning for the Future service.
Who is the service for?
The Planning for the Future service is available to all Islington residents or for those people with a GP in Islington; there are no age, health or financial criteria. Planning ahead can help us and our loved ones feel less anxious and more in control at every stage.
Get one-to-one support
Our Planning for the Future team can provide free guidance to put in place a Lasting Powers of Attorney or an Advance Care Plan. These are documents that allow you to choose one or more people to help make decisions in your best interests to do with your care or finances, e.g. in the event of a healthcare emergency or if you didn't have mental capacity to make your views known.
Information sessions
We have regular free workshops with simple, straightforward advice sessions delivered by our Planning for the Future team. These provide an overview of what is an Advance Care Plan, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Funeral Plan, Will, why its important to have them and how to go about putting them in place.
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Lasting Powers of Attorney, or LPAs, are legal documents that allow you to choose one or more people to help make decisions in your best interest, should you be unable to do so physically and/or lose mental capacity.
There are two types of Lasting Powers of Attorney: one for your financial affairs and one for your health and welfare. Without an LPA in place, your carer – even if they are a spouse or close family member – may not have permission to make decisions in your best interests.
Advance Care Plans
Advance care planning is the process of documenting your future health care wishes.
Our Planning for the Future team can help you set up a Universal Care Plan using the online service from the NHS. This records your wishes and treatment needs, and communicates them to NHS urgent care services in the event of an emergency.and communicates them to urgent care services in the event of an emergency.
Some decisions might feel very big (do you want to be resuscitated if you lose capacity?) and others might feel very small (favourite foods that cheer you up!) - but all of them matter.
Wills & Funeral Plans
Get free guidance on how to organise and set up your Funeral Plans, choosing in advance what you want and what you do not want to happen. Also practical guidance for setting up a Will. Putting everything in order means that it will be less for your family/friends to deal with at such an emotional time.