{"id":55230,"date":"2023-08-29T12:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=publications-page&#038;p=55230"},"modified":"2025-04-22T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:08:18","slug":"when-does-a-power-of-attorney-take-effect","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/when-does-a-power-of-attorney-take-effect","title":{"rendered":"When does my Power of Attorney for Personal Care start working?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It starts working when you&#8217;re no longer mentally capable of making some or all decisions about your health and personal care.<\/p><p>You&#8217;re mentally capable of making a decision about your health and personal care when you understand:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the information you need to make the decision, and<\/li>\n\n<li>what could happen if you do or do not make the decision.<\/li><\/ul><p>You may be capable of making some decisions and not others. 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