For many people with dementia, the emotional connection with home remains long after the dwindling of the memory that the physical space is no longer accessible. It can be distressing when care staff do not understand or are perceived of obstructing attempts to return to that place. But none of this changes the desire to be home, and none of this changes the possibility that the care home can become a place that one might see as home.
Tag Archives: Court of Protection
Hoarding: P is removed from his home by court order with no suitable alternative accommodation provided
At the time of the hearing, P is living in a local hotel at his own expense. The LA has been unable to find suitable accommodation for him locally and after considering the alternative (a flat more than an hour away from his home) the judge ruled he should stay where he is.
Feeding under sedation for anorexia nervosa: The outcome for LV [2025] EWCOP 9
By Sydney White, 18th November 2025 The protected party at the centre of this case, LV, is a 20-year-old woman diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, autism spectrum disorder, severe depression, and anxiety. At the time of the first Court of Protection hearing, in early 2025, she was an inpatient on a ward in a specialist eatingContinue reading “Feeding under sedation for anorexia nervosa: The outcome for LV [2025] EWCOP 9”
Hoarding and best interests challenges for the Court of Protection
By Claire Martin, 16th November 2025 The protected party at the centre of this case (P) is a man who has significant hoarding difficulties. The Local Authority wants him to leave his home – either by agreement or by force – to enable them to clear the property and assess the amount of work thatContinue reading “Hoarding and best interests challenges for the Court of Protection”
When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
P’s Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment is not valid, not applicable, and not a reflection of her past or present wishes
It seems to me that the judge was entitled to make the decision that P’s ADRT was invalid. That causes me concern because of what it means not just for P but for everyone else with ADRTs. Do our ADRTs adequately reflect what we want? Do we really understand what they might mean for how we are treated – or not treated – in future?
Non-compliance: What happens when public bodies don’t obey court orders?
It concerns “non-compliance issues” in a case called JS v South Tyneside Council – and I guessed (correctly) that the non-compliance related to the behaviour of South Tyneside Council rather than to JS, the protected party in the case.
Reflections of a freelance mental capacity consultant on the Supreme Court case about deprivation of liberty
I know it’s not a popular view, but I consider the limitations on my daughter’s liberty arise from the injury. She cannot always bring forward and initiate ideas; she can’t go out alone – not because we or the State want to impede her experience of liberty but because the combination of visual impairment, mobility impairment and speed of processing information make it unsafe for her to do so.
A committal, a closed hearing, and forced removal of P
It was fascinating to to be able to ‘eavesdrop’ on the practical and legal dilemmas created by this situation as it unfolded in real time. … to appreciate how decisions emerge in response to changing events on the ground, and how competing arguments are advanced (often fervently) by people committed to P’s best interests but with different perspectives on how P’s best interests should be served
Serving a prison sentence for contempt of court: Luba Macpherson
The Court of Appeal was (again) displaying to others who might be tempted to flout court orders that it would not hesitate to exact punishment.
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 