Legal & rights
13 articles
Getting Your Affairs in Order: a Later-Life Checklist
The wills, power of attorney, wishes and paperwork worth sorting while you can — a practical checklist that spares your family stress and uncertainty later.
Care Home Contracts: What to Check Before You Sign
The fees, notice periods, deposits and small-print clauses to scrutinise in a care-home contract — and your rights under consumer law before you commit.
What to Do When Someone Dies in a Care Home
A gentle, practical guide to the first hours, days and weeks after a loved one dies in a care home — the steps to take, who to tell, and where to find support.
Lasting Power of Attorney, Explained (2026)
What a Lasting Power of Attorney is, the two types, how to set one up — and why doing it early matters so much.
What Rights Do Care Home Residents Have? (2026)
The rights of care home residents — dignity, choice, privacy and safety — and what to do if they aren’t being met.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Explained (2026)
What DoLS means, when it applies in a care home, and how it protects people who can’t consent to their care.
Understanding Protective Property Trust Disadvantages and Their Impact
A protective property trust can help protect your home for your children, but it comes with real costs, restrictions and care-fee risks that catch many families out.
Mastering End of Life Conversations: A Comprehensive Guide In 2025
Talking about death and dying is hard, but it helps everyone if wishes are known early. Here's how to start the conversation and what to put in place legally.
The End of Life Care Planning Process - An Expert Guide In 2024!
A clear, practical guide to planning end of life care in the UK - what to put in the plan, the legal documents that matter, and where to get support.
Understanding How to Sign a DNR in the UK
A DNACPR (DNR) order is a clinical decision about CPR, not a form you sign yourself. Here's how it really works, and how to make sure your wishes are recorded.
Understanding End of Life Power of Attorney - An Expert Guide In 2025!
A lasting power of attorney lets someone you trust make decisions on your behalf if you lose capacity. Here's how it works for end-of-life care, and how to set one up properly.
Understanding Caregiver PTSD After a Loved One's Passing - Expert Guide For 2025
If grief after caregiving feels more like fear than sadness — flashbacks, hypervigilance, nightmares — you may be dealing with caregiver PTSD. Here's how to recognise it and where to get help.