Those with a ninth-grade literacy level or higher were 4 to 5 times as likely to maintain their mental capacity with age.

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Around 500 at risk women, between the ages of 70 to 92, were tracked for five years - their mental capacity was tested at the start and end of the study.

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Analysis by 5 live Investigates suggests someone in Leicestershire is more than 40 times more likely to be deprived of their liberty using the safeguards in the Mental Capacity Act than someone in Tower Hamlets.

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However, the judge said people who lacked mental capacity in some aspects of their lives could still make "deeply personal decisions".

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But a lacking mental capacity or poor attitude might impede their progress towards maximization of potential.

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Patients were not able to make decisions relating to their care and regular reviews of people's mental capacity to consent to treatment had not taken place.

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