Human Rights Claims for the Care Sector
Our Specialist team understands the complexities around keeping someone safe versus that person's personal rights.
More about Human Rights Claims for the Care Sector
Our specialist team regularly advises upon matters related to service users’ mental capacity and in some circumstances, their inability to make informed decisions as to their residence, finances or restrictions placed upon their liberty for their own welfare and the legal implications of this.
Deprivations of Liberty (DOLS)
Forbes’ dedicated DOLs specialists will provide straightforward and timely advice in respect of any such claims related to a resident’s deprivation of liberty within your service facility. We can also provide support and training to your teams and/or the Registered Managers within your setting, in relation to how to appropriately authorise deprivations of liberty, where such deprivations are necessary to ensure the welfare and safety of the resident.
Deprivations of Liberty (DOLS)
Forbes’ dedicated DOLs specialists will provide straightforward and timely advice in respect of any such claims related to a resident’s deprivation of liberty within your service facility. We can also provide support and training to your teams and/or the Registered Managers within your setting, in relation to how to appropriately authorise deprivations of liberty, where such deprivations are necessary to ensure the welfare and safety of the resident.
We regularly advise clients regarding DOLS claims arising from matters involving (non-exhaustive list):
Adults with severe learning difficulties requiring 24-hour care in a residential setting;
Adults with a Dementia diagnosis, both in respect of their ongoing care and/or regarding their placement into residential care from their own home;
Adults residing in a residential care setting who have previously been Sectioned in accordance with the Mental Health Act.
Deprivations of liberty involving 16/17-year-olds who lack capacity to consent to the arrangements and where they are under continuous supervision and control and are not free to leave the residential setting in which they have been placed.
We regularly advise clients regarding DOLS claims arising from matters involving (non-exhaustive list):
Adults with severe learning difficulties requiring 24-hour care in a residential setting;
Adults with a Dementia diagnosis, both in respect of their ongoing care and/or regarding their placement into residential care from their own home;
Adults residing in a residential care setting who have previously been Sectioned in accordance with the Mental Health Act.
Deprivations of liberty involving 16/17-year-olds who lack capacity to consent to the arrangements and where they are under continuous supervision and control and are not free to leave the residential setting in which they have been placed.
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