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.
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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.
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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).
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What to consider when you are thinking about paying or remunerating people with dementia, when you are gathering their feedback and measuring their experiences.
Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace.
Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace.
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