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Mental Capacity Assessments

A power of attorney mental capacity assessment helps a person to grant legal authority to one or more people you trust to support you with making specific decisions or to make decisions on your behalf if you lose mental capacity at some point in the future.

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Mental Capacity Assessments

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  1. OFH CARE UNDERSTANDING MENTAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW? AT 8 AM - 4 PM LEARN MORE https://www.ofhcare.co.uk/ admin@ofhcare.co.uk

  2. WHAT IS MENTAL CAPACITY? Mental capacity is the ability to understand and make decisions on one’s own behalf. It is not to be confused with mental illness or incapacitation.Mental capacity is a person’s total capacity to understand and make decisions for themselves, whether they are aware of these capacities. regardless of

  3. WHAT IS A MENTAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT? A mental capacity assessment is a legal proceeding to determine if someone has the mental capacity to give consent or if a court has the legal right to withdraw the consent given by someone incompetent. who is mentally

  4. WHO NEEDS A MENTAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT? People whose capacity to make decisions for their health or safety may be at risk are people with mental illnesses, people with developmental disabilities, and people who are in certain occupations, such as parents, guardians, and professionals caring for a loved one.

  5. CONTACT US www.ofhcare.co.uk 0333 939 8032 admin@ofhcare.co.uk

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