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Accommodation options for people with dementia (45kb)

Reviews the increasing range of options available for the accommodation and care of people who have dementia.

Helping others to make decisions (33kb)

The Mental Capacity Act 2005, England and Wales provides a legal framework and guidance for anyone who is helping a person who cannot make all their own decisions and who may therefore need some decisions to be made on their behalf.

Information & Resources for people who have dementia, their carers, relatives and friends (33kb)

Lasting Powers of Attorney (59kb)

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a document under which a person gives legal authority to one or more other person(s) to carry out matters on his or her behalf. Lasting Powers of Attorney supersede Enduring Powers of Attorney from 1 October 2007. The Powers relate to Property & Financial Affairs and Personal Health & Welfare respectively,

Memory loss, Depression, Confusion, & Dementia (697kb)

Advice & information about Memory loss, Depression (what it is, treatment, local support, loneliness leading to depression), Confusion, and Dementia (types, symptoms, diagnosis, decision making, & help with finances, benefits, the NHS, Social Services, voluntary services, and caring for someone with Dementia)