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DEM304-2

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Best interests are an aspect of the Mental Act (2005). To support the financial, emotional and well-being of an individual and to take into their past and present wishes and feelings, advance directives, and values.

Dementia is usually described as which of the following?

A process of mental deterioration which instantly causes the individual to be incapable of mental processes

A slow process of mental deterioration with a specific and identifiable cause

A process of mental deterioration that can be easily predicted

A slow process of mental deterioration

An individual with dementia may rely on many people to make decisions for them when they are not able to. Which of the following is not someone who should make decisions for an individual with dementia?

The manager of their bank account

Family members

An appointed Lawyer

Staff within their care home

In which of these situations is there enough risk to the individual to grant the intervention of a practitioner to make a best interest decision?

Choosing whether to eat an apple or a banana

Choosing whether to walk to the local shops or get a bus

Choosing whether or not to buy a newspaper

Choosing which radio station to listen to

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