Centre for Policy on Ageing
 

 
Vulnerable elderly people and community care
 — decision making and mental incapacity
Corporate AuthorAge Concern England - ACE
PublisherACE, London, 1992
Pages15 pp (Briefings, Ref: 1892)
SourceInformation and Policy Unit, Age Concern England, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER.
KeywordsMental disorder ; Court of protection ; Law ; Community care ; Rights [elderly].
AnnotationAge Concern has identified the problem of decision making by people who are not able to express their own wishes through physical or mental incapacity, in most cases people suffering from senile dementia. This briefing asks for existing legislation and the powers of the Mental Health Act Commission to be reviewed; and for the Law Commission to ensure that it takes into account aspects of the law which relate to implementation of community care charges.
Accession NumberCPA-970616202 P
ClassmarkE: JVC: VR: PA: IKR *

Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing
...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.
 
CPA home >> Ageinfo Database >> Last modified: Fri 21 Sep 2018, © CPA 2018 Queries to: webmaster@cpa.org.uk