Resources
National Care Association Mental Capacity Act assessment tool Kit
This includes helpful forms to record areas a client is able to make decisions for themselves and area in which best interests decisions need to be made. It is available free to members of the National Care Association. Other people should ring 020 7831 7090 to purchase a copy
Social Care TV MCA films
SCIE has produced a series of films on the Mental Capacity Act. These can be downloaded for free. They include:
The use of restraint to give treatment in a person’s best interests
Assessing the capacity of a person with learning disabilities to make financial decisions
Assessing the capacity of a person with dementia to decide where they live










The role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate and the importance of care staff feeding into best interests decisions