Reminiscent of his decision on behalf of Manuela Sykes, DJ Eldergill has once again illustrated the aim of best interests decision-making: to try to reach the decision that the person would have made for themselves if they still had capacity to make it.

Did the minority of local authorities ease their statutory duties unnecessarily? Or did the vast majority breach theirs? Our research into co-resident carers of someone living with dementia reveals endemic legal uncertainty during the pandemic social care crisis.