Length: Half day in-depth course
Provides more detailed knowledge of how and when the Mental Capacity Act should be used and how it applies in practice within a care home setting.
- What is the Mental Capacity Act?
- Who does it apply to?
- How to use it?
- Consent for care and health decisions
- The Five Principles
- Undertaking Capacity Assessments
- Working in a persons Best Interest
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Advance Decisions
- IMCAs
- The Court of Protection
- The Office of the Public Guardian
- Criminal Offences