Practice Guidance

Self-neglect: working with adults who hoard

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Introduction

This guide looks at the various reasons that can lead to someone hoarding (which comes under self-neglect in the Care Act) and gives advice and tools for working with adults with hoarding disorder to help them change their behaviour.

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