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Someone to speak up for me
— final report of the Mental Capacity Advocacy Project (MCAP) | | Corporate Author | Age Concern and Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Age Concern and Help the Aged, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 36 pp |
| Source | Age Concern and Help the Aged, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/ageconcern/mhap.asp |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Rights [elderly] ; Advocacy ; Age Concern ; Projects. |
| Annotation | The Mental Capacity Advocacy Project (MCAP) was a three year pilot project that started in October 2006 and provided volunteer advocacy for older people who lacked mental capacity. What does 'lack mental capacity mean'? If a person is deemed to 'lack mental capacity' it means a person lacks the capacity to make a particular decision for themselves at the time the decision needs to be taken. Thus, mental capacity is time- and decision-specific. A person may, for example, have the capacity for small decisions such as what to eat for breakfast, but lack the mental capacity to make complex decisions about finances or deciding where to live. However, it must be assumed that people have mental capacity until proven otherwise. The project was originally funded by the Department of Health (DH) and Age Concern England (ACE), and the pilot phase of this work has now come to an end. This report assesses the extent to which the project's aims were achieved. Among its key messages are that while the Project is described personalisation in action, older people who lack mental capacity for some decisions have little or no voice and are among the most excluded groups in society. The resources and reports from the MCAP were distributed at the end of project conference held at The King's Fund on 14 October 2009, and are also available to download from the website link given. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100311205 B |
| Classmark | E: IKR: IQ: PT: 3E |
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