This case example looks at how a best interests decision was taken for a woman with hoarding disorder who was found to lack capacity to make the relevant decisions about her items and belongings. The decision in question was whether it was in the woman's best interests to implement a care and support plan to address her hoarding behaviour.
This case example takes a step-by-step look at a mental capacity assessment of a woman with hoarding disorder to determine whether she has the capacity to make decisions about her items and belongings.
Outlines the different types of trauma and the physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural effects they can have, as well as the key principles behind a trauma-informed approach and how to put them into practice.
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.