Understand legislation and frameworks in relation to the care and support of individuals with dementia
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Rights in roles: Human Rights: An overview for residential care staff’ published by BRAP
- ‘Care Act factsheets’ provided by the Department of Health
- ‘Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers’ from the National Institute for Health and care Excellence
- ‘Living Well With Dementia: a national dementia strategy’ from the Department of Health and Social Care
- ‘Dementia and the Mental Capacity Act 2005’ from the Alzheimer’s Society website
- ‘Key adult social care legislation’ from the Social Care Institute for Excellence
- ‘Dementia and decision-making’ from the Social Care Institute for Excellence
- ‘Promoting less restrictive practice’ from the Local Government Association
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- The Alzheimer’s Society has produced ‘Dementia Statements and rights’.
- The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has a document on ‘Dementia and human rights: A practitioner’s guide’.
- ‘Accessing and sharing information: Acting on behalf of a person with dementia’ has been produced by the Alzheimer’s Society. This booklet aims to provide advice to help you when a person with dementia needs help with their affairs. It gives practical advice on handling someone’s personal information to help them manage their affairs, or when managing their affairs for them.
- This section of the Carers Support Centre looks at ‘Carers rights’.
- Think And Challenge
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