ILA 4 - living with a stranger (Dementia) Flashcards
1
Q
What scores are used in general practice to assess someone cognitive ability?
A
- GPCOG
- 6CIT
- MOCA
2
Q
What score on GPCOG suggests cognitively impaired?
A
- <5
3
Q
What services exists for dementia sufferers and their families?
A
- Alzheimers UK
- Age UK
- GPs
- Mental health nurses - ADMIRAL nurse
- Occupational health
4
Q
Give the 4 criteria used to assess someone capacity:
A
- Understand the information
- Retain it
- Weight it up
- Communicate it back
5
Q
What principles underline the mental capacity act?
A
- Assumed to have capacity
- Helped to make their decision
- Just because they make a poor decision doesn’t mean they lack capacity
- Best interest
- Least restrictive way
