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| Limits of Mental Capacity Act training for residential care homes | | Author(s) | Matthew Gough, Lianne Kerlin |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 14, no 6, 2012 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 271-279 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Rights [elderly] ; Law ; Care homes ; Personnel ; Training [welfare work]. |
| Annotation | The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) was implemented in 2007 in order to empower and protect adults who require support making decisions. Many older adults in residential care homes are in this position due to disabilities associated with cognitive impairment. This paper set out to evaluate the impact of MCA training within older persons' care homes within an East Midlands local authority. Semi structured interviews were conducted with key informants who had strategic responsibility for implementation of MCA training as well as a focus group conducted with managers of care homes within the local authority. With a primary focus on training, data revealed issues surrounding the delivery and content of training, and the organisational factors relating to both training and the subsequent implementation of the knowledge learned. The paper suggests methods of delivery with the Mental Capacity Act which offer a tailored, engaging and cost effective alternative to conventional 'away day' training sessions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121214256 A |
| Classmark | E: IKR: VR: KW: QM: QW |
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