Dementia and domestic violence
Dementia and domestic violence I have had a number of clients who have had issues with domestic violence, when there is a dementia involved. It is a very difficult situation, [...]
Dying and Bereavement
Dying and bereavement When a family member is terminally ill, everyone deals with that information in different ways, that includes the person themselves. The Kubler-Ross model has 5 stages: Denial, [...]
Managing Risk for People with Dementia
Managing risk for people with dementia We all take risks, we do it all the time. We cross the road without looking carefully, eat too much, exercise too little, drink [...]
Mental Capacity – what does it really mean?
Mental capacity – what does it really mean? When someone has lost their mental capacity, what does that mean? With the Mental Capacity Act 2005, capacity is considered to be [...]
Acting as a Health & Welfare Attorney
Acting as a Health and Welfare Attorney The first thing to understand about acting as a H&W attorney is that the attorney can only make decisions that the donor lacks capacity [...]
Dementia & GPS trackers
GPS trackers & Dementia Following the recent Plymouth Dementia Conference, part of what I was discussing was the advice regarding the Human Rights aspects of people with a dementia wearing a [...]
Dementia & Human Rights – My Speech
I was very pleased to be asked to speak at the 4th Dementia Conference in Plymouth and as I went on at 10am, I spoke in front of a pretty full [...]
Court of Protection Cases – Part 12
Court of Protection – Part 12 For the last couple of weeks I have discussed a recent training course I went on presented by Senior Judge Denzil Lush, who presides over [...]
Court of Protection Cases – Part 11
Court of Protection – Part 11 Last week I discussed a training course that I went to presented by Senior Judge Denzil Lush and what he had talked about, as he [...]
Court of Protection Cases – Part 10
Court of Protection – Part 10 I went to a training course recently presented by Senior Judge Denzil Lush, it is always interesting to hear from the “horses mouth” so to [...]