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 the best interest rate
Choosing options the individual would never have chosen for themselves
Choosing the safest option
The Care Quality Commission expects:
All care staff to understand and apply basic MCA (2005) principles
All care staff to have read the MCA (2005) from cover to cover
All care staff to have read the MCA (2005) Code of Practice
All staff to answer all questions about the MCA (2005) correctly
When checking understanding of the MCA (2005) The Care Quality Commission expect care workers to:
Know about the manager’s opinion of the MCA (2005)
Know about resident’s previous lifestyle choices
Know about how residents’ care is paid for
Know whether relatives visit on Sundays
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.
TRUE
FALSE
Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps.
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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