Care & Capacity Cards

Our Care and Capacity cards have been specifically developed to assess adults who are suspected of having memory loss. The cards are a Direct Work tool that contain categories that cover areas such as finance – to assess financial abuse or general understanding and use of money. Other categories include, Personal care, safety in the home and in the community. They can be used to assess a person’s level of capacity and understanding of everyday situations, occurrences and events. They can be used to identify the strengths and weaknesses in someone’s short and long-term memory and can be used to risk assess. The cards can be used for a one-off session or repeatedly in practice over a period of time to identify a decline or a growth in the person’s memory. These cards are best used in 1-1 scenarios.