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Information Planning ahead: Making legal arrangements despite coronavirus Advice about how the pandemic affects setting up powers of attorney and advance decisions to refuse treatment. Advice about how the pandemic affects setting up powers of attorney and advance decisions to refuse treatment. ... 31 July 2020
Information Something to contribute: Feeling excluded from care decisions made on behalf of someone with dementia If you’re involved in the life of a person with dementia, you may have a valuable contribution to make if ‘best interests’ decisions are being made about their care. If you’re involved in the life of a person with dementia, you may have a valuable contribution to make if ‘best interests’ decisions are being made about their care. ... 01 April 2020
Advice Tag: Advice. The law in Northern Ireland The relevant law in Northern Ireland is the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. This is similar to the Mental Health Act in England and Wales, but there are some differences. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 allows for a different set of processes to be used to remove a person's freedoms when someone does not have mental capacity to consent to that removal. These processes are called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. The key roles of the Mental Health Act When someone is detained under the Act, both they and their ‘nearest relative’ must be told about their rights. They must also be told what is happening and how this relates to the Act. This section explains the key roles to do with the Act, including ‘nearest relative’. Read more
Information Selling a home to pay for care: Is it always necessary? Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. ... 31 January 2020
Real stories Selling a loved one's home to pay for dementia care Suzanne knew that selling her mum’s house to pay care home fees was always going to be sad. But going through her parents’ belongings brought back the strong bond she’d had with them both before dementia came along. Suzanne knew that selling her mum’s house to pay care home fees was always going to be sad. But going through her parents’ belongings brought back the strong bond she’d had with them both before dementia came along. ... 20 January 2020
Information Evicted from a care home: What to do if a person with dementia is asked to leave The things you need to consider when a care home asks a resident who has dementia to find somewhere else to live. The things you need to consider when a care home asks a resident who has dementia to find somewhere else to live. ... 28 November 2019
Advice Tag: Advice. Safeguarding and dementia Learn about Safeguarding, how to keep yourself and others safe, and who to contact if you are concerned about someone who may be at risk. Read more
Advice Your answers: Managing money Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. ... 30 September 2019
Information Asked to leave your job: Your rights after a dementia diagnosis Dementia is legally recognised as a disability in the UK, giving specific rights under equalities law. Read our advice for a reader asked to leave their job after a diagnosis. Dementia is legally recognised as a disability in the UK, giving specific rights under equalities law. Read our advice for a reader asked to leave their job after a diagnosis. ... 31 July 2019
Information Tag: Information. Remuneration and reward for people affected by dementia What to consider when you are thinking about paying or remunerating people with dementia, when you are gathering their feedback and measuring their experiences. Read more
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