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Moving into a care home

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  1. Moving into a care home
  2. You are here: Making decisions about your care
  3. Care home monitoring

Making decisions about your care

If you are not able to make a decision for yourself, for example where you should live, then others will have to act in your best interests.

Find out more about Planning ahead

Find out more about the Mental Capacity Act 2005

We can refer you to an independent advocacy service if you lack capacity to make decisions and do not have anyone to act in your best interests.

For out more about the Independant Advocacy service

 

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