Power of Attorney for Personal Care

A Power of Attorney for Personal Care is a legal document that lets you name someone to make decisions for you if you become mentally incapable. It’s sometimes called a “personal power of attorney”.

You’re called the grantor. The person you name is called your attorney.

Your attorney can make:

• decisions about your personal care, such as where you live, what you eat, getting dressed, washing and having a bath, and staying safe
• decisions about your health care that deal with:
  • health-care treatments
  • moving into a long-term care home
  • personal care services in a long-term care home