Completing a Mental Capacity Assessment
This guide will cover how to complete an MCA on Care Control Windows.
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In the Administration of Care Control Windows, select Record Information from the options along the bottom of the window.
2
Select Mental Capacity from the Consent & Capacity tab.
3
Select the Service User you wish to add a capacity assessment for, then press Continue.
4
Open the Mental Capacity Assessment tab and press Add New.
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1 – First, select a broad decision area and enter some detail about the decision under review.
2- Select a level of capacity.
3 – Enter some further details about the capacity decision.
4 – Confirm the capacity of the service user and enter an expiry for this assessment.
5 – Enter some information about the next steps following this assessment.
6 – Press Save Capacity Assessment.
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The new assessment will appear in the service users Care Plan along with an Assessment Status, which will remain active until the assessment expires.
