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Law put simply — for the people living with dementia, and for the people supporting them. Four stages. Every issue in its place. In plain English, with the statute and the cases never far behind.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Care Act 2014, and Articles 5 & 8 of the European Convention — laid out where they matter, in the order they tend to arrive.
The moment of diagnosis is a beginning, not an ending. The law gives you time, tools, and quiet permission to plan.
What rights remain. What decisions can still be made. Where to begin.
You become the person who makes the call. The law sets out who can decide what — and how to do it well.
Acting on someone’s behalf. What you can do, what you cannot, and who else gets a say.
When the front door becomes a question of safety, the law steps in to protect freedom — even as it agrees, sometimes, to limit it.
When freedom is restricted for safety — the rules behind the rules, and how to push back.
A good death has a legal shape. Knowing it changes everything — for the person you love, and for you.
The right to refuse. The right to a peaceful end. How decisions are made when words run out.
Short specialist explainers from Neil Allen — for the moments you can listen but can’t read. Three categories: Carer’s assessment, LPA & legal, Funding & benefits.
