Capacity, Residency & Family Disputes - A Bite-Sized Guide

Introduction

When looking ahead to the future, many people would say they want to stay in their own home for as long as possible - but what if that is not possible?

What if those involved in a person’s care cannot agree on where a person should live?

What if the person themself refuses to move?

Who decides and how?

With an ageing population and increasing incidences of dementia and other conditions affecting people’s capacity to make decisions, this can lead to some difficult decisions having to be made.

This short webinar will enable practitioners to identify issues so clients are equipped to plan for the future, and to mitigate the risk of future disputes - but also to deal confidently with disputes should they arise.

What You Will Learn

The webinar will cover the following:

• What is meant by capacity in the context of decisions regarding where a person lives?
• What decisions can be made by a health and welfare attorney and the matters to take into account
• How decisions are made if there is no health and welfare attorney or deputy
• The role of social services and when to involve them
• Forward planning to avoid disputes
• When an application should be brought to the Court of Protection

This webinar was recorded on 6th November 2024

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