Volunteer advocacy with older people who lack mental capacity

Abstract

The Mental Capacity Advocacy Project (MCAP) with older people is a three-year pilot project funded by the Department of Health and Age Concern England; the pilot phase of this project is due to finish in October 2009. In this article, the MCAP co-ordinator, Neil Mapes, highlights some of the voices from the project, discusses some of the emerging issues with the Mental Capacity Act (2005), and highlights the MCAP resources and key messages from the work to date.