Sometimes a disability, illness or accident can make it difficult for someone to make decisions for themselves at the time that the decision needs to be made. This means that they may lack capacity.
If you have been admitted to hospital or residential care in an emergency, you may not have been able to arrange for your property or pets to be cared for. We can help.
Under the mental health act 1983, we have a statutory duty to consider the case of any person in our area for whom it might be appropriate to make an application under the act.
When a person lacks the capacity to make decisions about the care and treatment they need, it may be in their best interest to deprive them of their liberty.
We provide an appointee and deputyship service for social care clients who are unable to manage or make decisions about their money or their property. This is because they have had an assessment that says they lack mental capacity to make financial decisions for themselves.
We will make funeral arrangements for anybody who dies within our boundary if no funeral arrangements have been made, no relatives of the deceased can be found, or the relatives of the deceased cannot or will not arrange a funeral.
