The Care Act 2014 formally recognised self neglect as a category of abuse and neglect. There is no clear point at which lifestyle patterns become self neglect however it covers a wide range of behaviour and may often involve interplay between mental, socio-economic and physical issues to name a few.  There is no straight forward way to best work with adults who self neglect and each case may not be suitable for the safeguarding process.  Therefore a multi-agency, multi professional and multidisciplinary approach is considered the most effective.