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Understand the application of the principles of mental capacity and consent

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What does best interests mean?

Choosing the option the individual would have chosen for themselves

Choosing options the individual would never have chosen for themselves

Choosing the safest option

Choosing the best interest rate

The Care Quality Commission expects:

All care staff to have read the MCA (2005) Code of Practice

All staff to answer all questions about the MCA (2005) correctly

All care staff to have read the MCA (2005) from cover to cover

All care staff to understand and apply basic MCA (2005) principles

When checking understanding of the MCA (2005) The Care Quality Commission expect care workers to:

Know about resident’s previous lifestyle choices

Know about the manager’s opinion of the MCA (2005)

Know whether relatives visit on Sundays

Know about how residents’ care is paid for

Is this statement true or false? People may lack capacity to make some decisions for themselves, but will have capacity to make other decisions.

FALSE

TRUE

Is this statement true or false? a person who lacks capacity to make a decision for themselves at a certain time may be able to make that decision at a later date.

FALSE

TRUE

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps.

capacitythemselvesactiondecisionperson

Whenever the term ‘a who lacks capacity’ is used, it means a person who lacks to make a particular or take a particular action for at the time the decision or needs to be taken.

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