People aged 16 and over who are assessed as lacking capacity to make a particular decision at the time that decision needs to be made, have a clear record of the reasons why they lack capacity and the ...

When should mental capacity be assessed in a person with dementia? You must always assume that a person is able to make a decision for themselves, until it is proved that they can’t. A person’s ...

A term that is often misunderstood, in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, is ‘material time’, which is used at section 2(1) of the MCA: "For the purposes of this Act, a person lacks capacity ...

Components of a mental capacity assessment:- What are the components of an effective assessment of mental capacity to make a decision (for example checklists, memory aids or standardised documentation ...

As clients age, the likelihood that they’ll face physical and mental health problems rises. As a result, clients’ families may start to wonder whether capacity will become an issue. They may ask you ...